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Pocahontas is a small town of 1,763 people in Pocahontas County, Iowa. It's about 72 miles from Ames, IA and 169 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $932 a month.
1,763people
$106kTypical home
$932/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
39"Snow
237Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,763
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 892 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to Ames, IA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$669/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FOD airport
- 98 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 860 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pocahontas County: R+54 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