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Hawarden is a small town of 2,658 people in Sioux County, Iowa. It's about 35 miles from Sioux City, IA and 210 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $933 a month.
2,658people
$136kTypical home
$933/moRent
85° / 27°Summer / winter
31"Snow
242Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,658
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 960 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$860/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (324 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to SUX airport
- 121 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 911 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sioux County: R+71 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk