IA area data
Somers, IA
Somers, IA.
Population: 272 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.8 (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
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, hail, strongWind, tornado, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 48.0°F
- Average high
- 59.0°F
- Average low
- 38.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 36.6 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Rockwell City Municipal Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) (18 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Avg hospital rating
- 1.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,961
- Median annual property tax
- $913
- Households with broadband internet
- 87.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,088
- Average weekly wage
- $922
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Accommodation & Food, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1
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