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Haverhill is a tiny town of 142 people in Marshall County, Iowa. It's about 34 miles from Ames, IA and 209 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $885 a month.
142people
$115kTypical home
$885/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
27"Snow
237Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,022 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Ames, IA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$727/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,248 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to DSM airport
- 46 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 813 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+16 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.