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Schaller is a tiny town of 775 people in Sac County, Iowa. It's about 56 miles from Sioux City, IA and 198 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $756 a month.
775people
$72kTypical home
$756/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
36"Snow
239Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 775
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 616 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 56 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$451/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SUX airport
- 88 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,421 ft
- 868 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sac County: R+52 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