IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Northwood, IA
Northwood is a small town of 2,040 people in Worth County, Iowa. It's about 54 miles from Rochester, MN and 105 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $732 a month.
2,040people
$130kTypical home
$732/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
40"Snow
231Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
Is Northwood right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 2,040
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 512 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to Rochester, MN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MCW airport
- 99 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,237 ft
- 775 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worth County: R+28 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.