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Montour is a tiny town of 206 people in Tama County, Iowa. It's about 40 miles from Waterloo, IA and 208 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $872 a month.
206people
$94kTypical home
$872/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
30"Snow
237Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 206
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 451 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 40 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$594/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ALO airport
- 58 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 813 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tama County: R+27 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.