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Rudd Iowa

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A town of 481. A typical home worth about $167K.

Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
481
residents
Typical home
$167K
+6.9% in a year
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
36.0
years
Jobs based here
104
A commuter town

What makes Rudd stand out

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Small town

481 people, and everyone knows the way

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63°
Cloudy
H 0° · L 57°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rudd

Most working residents leave Rudd for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Mason City (32%), Nora Springs (8%) and Osage (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rudd4%
Mason City32%
Nora Springs8%
Osage5%
Charles City4%
16 mi
median commute distance
104
jobs based in Rudd
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Rudd home is worth about $167K

The typical Rudd home is worth about $167,000, up 6.9% in a year, 30% below the Iowa typical home.

$167KZillow home value

Typical home value

Rudd$167K
Iowa$240K
+6.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 2008
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Rudd has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–27°
Spring36–56°
Summer59–80°
Fall38–59°
Oct 6
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Rudd is

Rudd beats the Iowa average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Iowa
2 better30 too close to call0 worse
What stands outRuddIA
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.3%12%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off5.2%6.4%
Floyd County Medical Center
12.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Rudd for work

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

32% → Mason City Mason City 32% 8% → Nora Springs Nora Springs 8% 5% → Osage Osage 5% 4% → Charles City Charles City 4% 3% → Clear Lake Clear Lake 3% 3% → Cedar Falls Cedar Falls 3% Rudd · 4% stay
104jobs based in Rudd
4%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rudd

City in Iowa, USA

Rudd is a city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States. The population was 358 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline of 16.9% from 431 in 2000. A post office opened in Rudd in 1869.

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

Population
358
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
1,109 ft
ZIP code
50471

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