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Melbourne is a tiny town of 804 people in Marshall County, Iowa. It's about 27 miles from Ames, IA and 209 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $756 a month.
804people
$155kTypical home
$756/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
28"Snow
237Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 804
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,523 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 27 mi to Ames, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$980/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,248 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to DSM airport
- 40 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 814 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+16 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk