IA area data
Moorhead, IA
Moorhead, IA.
Population: 549 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $176,043
- 1-year appreciation
- +13.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +18.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +40.5%
- All-time peak (2026-06)
- $176,356
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $960/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,270/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, hail
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 49.0°F
- Average high
- 61.0°F
- Average low
- 38.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 36.1 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (47 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Beaver Landing Airport (15 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX) (42 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -2 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,938
- Median annual property tax
- $1,182
- Mean commute to work
- 26 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 58.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,030
- Average weekly wage
- $865
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Accommodation & Food, Arts & Entertainment
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3
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