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Tama is a small town of 3,051 people in Tama County, Iowa. It's about 38 miles from Waterloo, IA and 210 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $832 a month.
3,051people
$107kTypical home
$832/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
32"Snow
237Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,051
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,027 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$673/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ALO airport
- 63 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 811 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tama County: R+27 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk