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Wellman is a small town of 1,454 people in Washington County, Iowa. It's about 20 miles from Iowa City, IA and 213 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $820 a month.
1,454people
$175kTypical home
$820/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
27"Snow
233Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,454
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,356 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 20 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CID airport
- 94 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 768 ft
- 771 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+24 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk