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Sanborn is a small town of 1,323 people in O'Brien County, Iowa. It's about 60 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 171 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $954 a month.
1,323people
$169kTypical home
$954/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
41"Snow
240Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,323
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 704 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 60 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 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 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to FSD airport
- 130 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,542 ft
- 874 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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