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Nevada is a big small town of 6,983 people in Story County, Iowa. It's about 8 miles from Ames, IA and 204 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $953 a month.
6,983people
$182kTypical home
$953/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,983
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,174 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to Ames, IA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,150/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (985 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DSM airport
- 35 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 824 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Story County: D+10 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk