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Belle Plaine is a small town of 2,380 people in Benton County, Iowa. It's about 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 218 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $890 a month.
2,380people
$114kTypical home
$890/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
28"Snow
237Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,380
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 749 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (270 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CID airport
- 75 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 827 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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