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Goldfield is a tiny town of 613 people in Wright County, Iowa. It's about 51 miles from Ames, IA and 157 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $607 a month.
613people
$108kTypical home
$607/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
33"Snow
233Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 613
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 522 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 51 mi to Ames, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$681/mo)
- Median rent $607/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to FOD airport
- 84 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 835 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wright County: R+37 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