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Nashua is a small town of 1,622 people in Chickasaw County, Iowa. It's about 33 miles from Waterloo, IA and 144 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $756 a month.
1,622people
$130kTypical home
$756/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
37"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,622
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 555 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$817/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ALO airport
- 113 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chickasaw County: R+37 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