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Orange City is a big small town of 6,426 people in Sioux County, Iowa. It's about 39 miles from Sioux City, IA and 194 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $789 a month.
6,426people
$264kTypical home
$789/moRent
85° / 27°Summer / winter
27"Snow
242Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,426
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,396 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 39 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,665/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 11 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 (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (162 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to SUX airport
- 118 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,434 ft
- 897 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Sioux County: R+71 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk