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Renwick is a tiny town of 229 people in Humboldt County, Iowa. It's about 58 miles from Ames, IA and 152 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $746 a month.
229people
$81kTypical home
$746/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
35"Snow
233Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 229
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 229 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 58 mi to Ames, IA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$511/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 29% 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 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to FOD airport
- 91 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 832 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 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
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: R+50 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk