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Active Weather Alerts
2
Heat Advisory (statewide feed)
- Heat Advisory — Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Major; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Hughes; Kiowa; Jackson; Tillman; Comanche; Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Pontotoc; Coal; Cotton; Jefferson; Carter; Johnston; Atoka; Love; Marshall; Bryan; Wilbarger; Wichita; Baylor; Archer; Clay
- Heat Advisory — Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Major; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Hughes; Kiowa; Jackson; Tillman; Comanche; Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Pontotoc; Coal; Cotton; Jefferson; Carter; Johnston; Atoka; Love; Marshall; Bryan; Wilbarger; Wichita; Baylor; Archer; Clay
Population & People
Population
1,536
Median age
45.5
Median household income
$59,417
Poverty rate
13.5%
Unemployment rate
2.1%
Bachelor's degree+
23.8%
Avg. commute
16 min
Hispanic or Latino
2.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$168,500
Median gross rent
$954/mo
Homeownership rate
72.51%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$989
HUD Fair Market Rent (Iowa statewide average across 99 areas — not specific to Sanborn), 2026. Efficiency $738, 1BR $788, 2BR $989, 3BR $1282, 4BR $1420. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Iowa commercial electricity
11.05¢/kWh
Iowa industrial electricity
7.2¢/kWh
Iowa residential electricity
13.72¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
277110.1
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
208842.3
All-Transactions House Price Index for Iowa
469.23
Unemployment Rate
3.2%
Source: FRED, Iowa-specific series.