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Nora Springs is a small town of 1,363 people in Floyd County, Iowa. It's about 56 miles from Waterloo, IA and 126 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $669 a month.
1,363people
$135kTypical home
$669/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
43"Snow
231Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,363
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 615 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 56 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MCW airport
- 116 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 783 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+26 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