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Garner is a small town of 3,049 people in Hancock County, Iowa. It's about 74 miles from Ames, IA and 130 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $740 a month.
3,049people
$186kTypical home
$740/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
40"Snow
231Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,049
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,435 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 74 mi to Ames, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,175/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (300 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MCW airport
- 108 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,214 ft
- 805 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+47 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk