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Brooklyn is a small town of 1,459 people in Poweshiek County, Iowa. It's about 43 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 211 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $832 a month.
1,459people
$137kTypical home
$832/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
30"Snow
237Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,459
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,110 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 43 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$865/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (960 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to CID airport
- 64 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 794 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Poweshiek County: R+17 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk