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Huxley is a small town of 4,544 people in Story County, Iowa. It's about 9 miles from Ames, IA and 198 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,544people
$297kTypical home
$1,393/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
28"Snow
237Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,544
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,333 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 9 mi to Ames, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,874/mo)
- Median rent $1,393/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (609 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DSM airport
- 25 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 988 ft
- 817 mi to the ocean
- 228 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 396 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Story County: D+10 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk