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Atkins is a small town of 2,225 people in Benton County, Iowa. It's about 9 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 211 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $604 a month.
2,225people
$315kTypical home
$604/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,225
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,028 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,986/mo)
- Median rent $604/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CID airport
- 98 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 275 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+33 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk