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Aplington is a small town of 1,111 people in Butler County, Iowa. It's about 28 miles from Waterloo, IA and 166 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $603 a month.
1,111people
$148kTypical home
$603/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
32"Snow
233Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,111
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,512 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$930/mo)
- Median rent $603/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 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 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ALO airport
- 83 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 981 ft
- 808 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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