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Pomeroy is a tiny town of 542 people in Calhoun County, Iowa. It's about 65 miles from Ames, IA and 181 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $645 a month.
542people
$70kTypical home
$645/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
34"Snow
237Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 542
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 264 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Ames, IA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$443/mo)
- Median rent $645/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (305 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FOD airport
- 88 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 869 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+47 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