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A town of 783. A typical home worth about $137K.

Population
783
−0.5% since 2010
Typical home
$137K
+2.3% in a year
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
35.4
years
Jobs based here
63
A commuter town

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783 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Dumont home is worth about $137K

The typical Dumont home is worth about $137,000, up 2.3% in a year, 43% below the Iowa typical home.

$137KZillow home value

Typical home value

Dumont$137K
Iowa$240K
+2.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Dumont

Most working residents leave Dumont for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Hampton (12%), Iowa Falls (5%) and Cedar Falls (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Dumont3%
Hampton12%
Iowa Falls5%
Cedar Falls5%
Mason City5%
27 mi
median commute distance
63
jobs based in Dumont
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Dumont has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–29°
Spring36–57°
Summer60–81°
Fall39–60°
Oct 8
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Dumont is

Dumont beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outDumontIA
More adults treating high blood pressure81.3%77.8%
More adults who have had a stroke4.8%3.3%
Franklin General Hospital
10.8 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 inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.

46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
46Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
7
paid flood claims since 2005
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

3% of Dumont is conserved land

1.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

3%conserved
Map of Dumont: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
3%
conserved · 34 of 1,118 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Big Marsh Wildlife Area—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Dumont for work

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

12% → Hampton Hampton 12% 5% → Iowa Falls Iowa Falls 5% 5% → Cedar Falls Cedar Falls 5% 5% → Mason City Mason City 5% 4% → Sheffield Sheffield 4% 4% → Waterloo Waterloo 4% Dumont · 3% stay
63jobs based in Dumont
3%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Old and new tractors stand wheel by wheel at a farm-implement dealership
2016 · Old and new tractors stand wheel by wheel at a farm-implement dealership · Library of Congress
Dumont’s story

Dumont in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

IAMap-doton-DumontA sprawling farmstead featuring many kinds, sizes, and colors of agricultural buildings near Dumont in Butler County, I…Dumont Area Emergency Center
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About Dumont

City in Iowa, USA

Dumont is a city in Butler County, Iowa, United States. The population was 634 at the time of the 2020 census.

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

Population
634
Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
994 ft
ZIP code
50625

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