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A town of 1,600. A typical home worth about $199K.

Population
1,600
+7.5% since 2010
Typical home
$199K
+7.6% in a year
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
37.4
years
Jobs based here
1,059
Balanced

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Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Holstein has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–30°
Spring37–58°
Summer61–82°
Fall39–60°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Holstein home is worth about $199K

The typical Holstein home is worth about $199,000, up 7.6% in a year, 17% below the Iowa typical home.

$199KZillow home value

Typical home value

Holstein$199K
Iowa$240K
+7.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

About one in three working residents works right in Holstein

About one in 3 of Holstein’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Storm Lake (6%), Cherokee (6%) and Sioux City (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

29%work in town

Where working residents work

In Holstein29%
Storm Lake6%
Cherokee6%
Sioux City5%
Galva3%
19 mi
median commute distance
1,059
jobs based in Holstein
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Holstein’s public schools outperform 57% of Iowa districts

The public schools Holstein’s kids attend outperform 57% of Iowa’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Galva-Holstein Elementary SchoolPK–3175Not graded
Ridge View High School9–12242B−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state testsAll 2 schools →
Health

Healthier than 45% of U.S. towns

Holstein beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better27 too close to call4 worse
What stands outHolsteinIA
More adults treating high blood pressure81.1%77.8%
More adults who have had a stroke4.2%3.3%
Horn Memorial Hospital
11.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
33rd
percentile among IA towns
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 44% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Holstein

City in Iowa, USA

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Holstein is a city in Ida County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,501 in the 2020 census, a 2% increase from 1,470 in 2000.

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

Population
1,501
Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,450 ft
ZIP code
51025
Area code
712

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