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Merrill is a tiny town of 846 people in Plymouth County, Iowa. It's about 17 miles from Sioux City, IA and 215 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $626 a month.
846people
$166kTypical home
$626/moRent
85° / 27°Summer / winter
31"Snow
243Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 846
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,624 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 17 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $626/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 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 (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SUX airport
- 100 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,214 ft
- 890 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plymouth County: R+54 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk