BadgerIA
A town of 433. A typical home worth about $180K.
What makes Badger stand out
The thing Badger does most differently from other towns.
433 people, and everyone knows the way
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Badger’s report card
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The data
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Most working residents commute out of Badger
Most working residents leave Badger for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Dodge (34%), Webster City (6%) and Ames (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Where working residents work
A typical Badger home is worth about $180K
The typical Badger home is worth about $180,000, up 2% in a year, 25% below the Iowa typical home.
Typical home value
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Badger has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Low risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
How healthy Badger is
Badger tracks Iowa closely on all 32 CDC measures.
100% of working residents leave Badger for work
Where Badger’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Badger
City in Iowa, USA
Badger is a Town in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. The town got its name from Badger Creek, which itself got its name when a group of soldiers from Fort Dodge in the early 1850s saw a badger for the first time.
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- Population
- 522
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
- ZIP code
- 50516
- Area code
- 515