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Webster City is a big small town of 7,769 people in Hamilton County, Iowa. It's about 32 miles from Ames, IA and 175 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $907 a month.
7,769people
$127kTypical home
$907/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
33"Snow
233Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,769
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 844 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 32 mi to Ames, IA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$802/mo)
- Median rent $907/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,085 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FOD airport
- 65 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 845 mi to the ocean
- 215 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 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
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+33 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk