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Remsen is a small town of 1,823 people in Plymouth County, Iowa. It's about 31 miles from Sioux City, IA and 200 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $938 a month.
1,823people
$186kTypical home
$938/moRent
85° / 27°Summer / winter
30"Snow
239Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,823
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,245 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,172/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (318 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SUX airport
- 105 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,309 ft
- 894 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plymouth County: R+54 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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