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Living in Coggon, IA

Coggon is a tiny town of 744 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's about 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 189 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $756 a month.

744people
$165kTypical home
$756/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
34"Snow
228Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 744
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,048 people per sq mi
  • 189 mi to Milwaukee, WI
  • 23 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
  • 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $165k (≈$1,039/mo)
  • Median rent $756/mo
  • Median household income $76k
  • Property tax about 1.2% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 83°F
  • Winter highs around 26°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
  • 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
  • 137 cloudy days a year
  • 44 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 34" of snow a year
  • 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 45 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
  • 34% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 32% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 29 mi to CID airport
  • 121 mi to DSM (major hub)
  • 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 84% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1952
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 942 ft
  • 783 mi to the ocean
  • 135 mi to a big lake
  • 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 40 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 20 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 34 bars within 25 mi
  • 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 16 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 22 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 25% of Iowa districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 14 mi to the nearest vet
  • 18 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 20 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

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