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Laurens is a small town of 1,206 people in Pocahontas County, Iowa. It's about 82 miles from Sioux City, IA and 166 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $805 a month.
1,206people
$60kTypical home
$805/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
37"Snow
237Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,206
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,593 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 82 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$380/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to FOD airport
- 109 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 861 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 86 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pocahontas County: R+54 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