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Sergeant Bluff is a big small town of 5,171 people in Woodbury County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Sioux City, IA and 235 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,171people
$299kTypical home
$1,156/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
36"Snow
243Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,171
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,740 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 7 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,882/mo)
- Median rent $1,156/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (431 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,328 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SUX airport
- 79 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 869 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Woodbury County: R+23 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk