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Wellsburg is a tiny town of 673 people in Grundy County, Iowa. It's about 30 miles from Waterloo, IA and 176 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $584 a month.
673people
$119kTypical home
$584/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
32"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 673
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 613 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 30 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ALO airport
- 73 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 817 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+42 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