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Primghar is a small town of 1,014 people in O'Brien County, Iowa. It's about 56 miles from Sioux City, IA and 175 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $792 a month.
1,014people
$148kTypical home
$792/moRent
85° / 27°Summer / winter
35"Snow
240Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,014
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 746 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 56 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$930/mo)
- Median rent $792/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 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 (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (404 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to SUX airport
- 124 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,503 ft
- 877 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- O'Brien County: R+61 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