In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 7.2%. The share of households in Mingo who live in a home they own is 74%, against 70% in Iowa’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.

$316KZillow home value

Typical home value

Mingo$316K

Iowa$237K

+7.2%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in April

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Prices over the yearsUp 7.2% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.5 years of income Rents$734 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Mingo stands out in Iowa and nationally, with the average trip to work longer than most

Jobs in Mingo grew by 24 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 50. No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Mingo. The share of residents in Mingo who live below the poverty line is 3%, below both the Iowa town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Des Moines (15%), Newton (12%) and Baxter (8%).

1%work in town

	Mingo	Iowa towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	0.7%	31%	8%
Average trip to work	31 minutes	19 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	3%	11%	9.6%
Work from home	7.7%	8.5%	11%

Where working residents work

In Mingo1%

Des Moines15%

Newton12%

Baxter8%

Ankeny8%

19 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Mingo

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here50 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Mingo Commute times31 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 19 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Mingo

Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 12°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter. Winters in Mingo are cold and summers warm.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–33°

Spring39–60°

Summer62–83°

Fall41–62°

Oct 17

typical first frost

Apr 22

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 12°Rain & snow29″ of snow a winter · 36 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Mingo faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

FEMA puts 37% of Mingo’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to drought. On expected storm and flood damage, Mingo sits below just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.

39risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters5 federal disasters · Paid out in Mingo Get ready1.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health