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Thor is a tiny town of 257 people in Humboldt County, Iowa. It's about 51 miles from Ames, IA and 162 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $1k a month.
257people
$102kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
36"Snow
237Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 257
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 258 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 51 mi to Ames, IA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$642/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (302 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 42% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to FOD airport
- 82 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 842 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: R+50 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk