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Allison is a tiny town of 929 people in Butler County, Iowa. It's about 29 miles from Waterloo, IA and 155 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $740 a month.
929people
$112kTypical home
$740/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
34"Snow
233Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 929
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 317 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 29 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$703/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ALO airport
- 95 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+45 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk