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Jewell Junction is a small town of 1,084 people in Hamilton County, Iowa. It's about 20 miles from Ames, IA and 184 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $906 a month.
1,084people
$148kTypical home
$906/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
32"Snow
233Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,084
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 280 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 20 mi to Ames, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$934/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (739 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to FOD airport
- 54 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 845 mi to the ocean
- 213 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+33 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