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Bennett is a tiny town of 390 people in Cedar County, Iowa. It's about 23 miles from Davenport, IA and 170 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $886 a month.
390people
$130kTypical home
$886/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
37"Snow
231Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 390
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,884 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Davenport, IA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (338 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MLI airport
- 139 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cedar County: R+22 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