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Livermore is a tiny town of 416 people in Humboldt County, Iowa. It's about 65 miles from Ames, IA and 152 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $845 a month.
416people
$72kTypical home
$845/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
36"Snow
237Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 416
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 639 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Ames, IA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$451/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 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 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to FOD airport
- 96 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,132 ft
- 837 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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