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DuncombeIA

A town of 376. A typical home worth about $189K.

Population
376
residents
Typical home
$189K
+7% in a year
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
34.8
years
Jobs based here
54
A commuter town

What makes Duncombe stand out

The thing Duncombe does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

376 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 67° · L 59°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Duncombe

Most working residents leave Duncombe for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Dodge (31%), Webster City (5%) and Ames (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Duncombe0%
Fort Dodge31%
Webster City5%
Ames3%
Eagle Grove3%
12 mi
median commute distance
54
jobs based in Duncombe
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Duncombe home is worth about $189K

The typical Duncombe home is worth about $189,000, up 7% in a year, 21% below the Iowa typical home.

$189KZillow home value

Typical home value

Duncombe$189K
Iowa$240K
+7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Duncombe has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–30°
Spring37–58°
Summer60–81°
Fall39–61°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
DroughtTornadoesInland flooding
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Duncombe is

Duncombe tracks Iowa closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Van Diest Medical Center
9.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Duncombe is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,249 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Ducombe City Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Duncombe for work

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

31% → Fort Dodge Fort Dodge 31% 5% → Webster City Webster City 5% 3% → Ames Ames 3% 3% → Eagle Grove Eagle Grove 3% 3% → Humboldt Humboldt 3% 3% → Des Moines Des Moines 3% Duncombe · 0% stay
54jobs based in Duncombe
0%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

DuncombeIowaPopPlot
2021 · DuncombeIowaPopPlot · Wikimedia Commons
Duncombe’s story

Duncombe in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Duncombe

City in Iowa, USA

Duncombe is a city in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 381 at the time of the 2020 census.

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

Population
381
Area
2.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,109 ft
ZIP code
50532

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