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Blencoe, IA

BlencoeIA

A town of 280. A typical home worth about $148K.

Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
280
residents
Typical home
$148K
−2% in a year
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
42.6
years
Jobs based here
20
A commuter town

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280 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Blencoe home is worth about $148K

The typical Blencoe home is worth about $148,000, down 2% in a year, 38% below the Iowa typical home.

$148KZillow home value

Typical home value

Blencoe$148K
Iowa$240K
−2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Blencoe

Most working residents leave Blencoe for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux City (15%), Onawa (11%) and Whiting (7%). Half commute less than 40 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Blencoe1%
Sioux City15%
Onawa11%
Whiting7%
Des Moines7%
40 mi
median commute distance
20
jobs based in Blencoe
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Blencoe has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–34°
Spring38–61°
Summer62–84°
Fall40–63°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Blencoe is

Blencoe beats the Iowa average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Iowa
5 better22 too close to call5 worse
What stands outBlencoeIA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8%11.6%
More adults screened for colon cancer77%66.6%
More adults who have had cancer11.2%8.7%
Burgess Health Center
6.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Blencoe for work

Where Blencoe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Sioux City Sioux City 15% 11% → Onawa Onawa 11% 7% → Whiting Whiting 7% 7% → Des Moines Des Moines 7% 5% → Sloan Sloan 5% 4% → Sergeant Bluff Sergeant Bluff 4% Blencoe · 1% stay
20jobs based in Blencoe
1%of working residents work in town
40 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Blencoe

City in Iowa, USA

Blencoe is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United States. The population was 233 at the 2020 census. An early settler from Blencoe, Canada, named the town.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
233
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
1,040 ft
ZIP code
51523

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