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Humboldt is a small town of 4,771 people in Humboldt County, Iowa. It's about 57 miles from Ames, IA and 162 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $740 a month.
4,771people
$174kTypical home
$740/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
237Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,771
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,026 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Ames, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to FOD airport
- 87 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 846 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 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
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: R+50 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk