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Center Point is a small town of 2,562 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's about 16 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 203 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $872 a month.
2,562people
$212kTypical home
$872/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
33"Snow
228Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,562
- Part of a metro area
- About 939 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 16 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,339/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 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 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CID airport
- 106 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 840 ft
- 795 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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.