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Woden is a tiny town of 219 people in Hancock County, Iowa. It's about 65 miles from Mankato, MN and 124 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $967 a month.
219people
$76kTypical home
$967/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
41"Snow
231Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 219
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 444 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Mankato, MN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$479/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (300 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MCW airport
- 118 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 809 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 85 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+47 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