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Radcliffe is a tiny town of 657 people in Hardin County, Iowa. It's about 22 miles from Ames, IA and 183 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $519 a month.
657people
$118kTypical home
$519/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
33"Snow
233Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 657
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 659 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Ames, IA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$746/mo)
- Median rent $519/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to FOD airport
- 55 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 840 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+38 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