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Slater is a small town of 1,401 people in Story County, Iowa. It's about 11 miles from Ames, IA and 196 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $895 a month.
1,401people
$233kTypical home
$895/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
30"Snow
237Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,401
- Part of a metro area
- About 733 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 11 mi to Ames, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,468/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (985 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DSM airport
- 24 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 817 mi to the ocean
- 232 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 521 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 148 bars within 25 mi
- 168 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Story County: D+10 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk