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Gilmore City is a tiny town of 748 people in Pocahontas County, Iowa. It's about 64 miles from Ames, IA and 165 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $832 a month.
748people
$84kTypical home
$832/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
237Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 748
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 604 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 64 mi to Ames, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$529/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to FOD airport
- 92 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,211 ft
- 853 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pocahontas County: R+54 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.