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Sloan is a small town of 1,018 people in Woodbury County, Iowa. It's about 20 miles from Sioux City, IA and 232 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $755 a month.
1,018people
$206kTypical home
$755/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
33"Snow
243Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,018
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,761 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 20 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,298/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 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 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SUX airport
- 66 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 856 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 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
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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