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Bertram is a tiny town of 239 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 197 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $945 a month.
239people
$297kTypical home
$945/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
233Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 239
- Part of a metro area
- About 156 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,871/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CID airport
- 113 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 363 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: D+10 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.