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Living in Coralville, IA

Coralville is a small city of 23,234 people in Johnson County, Iowa. It's about 5 miles from Iowa City, IA and 202 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.

23,234people
$299kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
111Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small city of 23,234
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,834 people per sq mi
  • 202 mi to Chicago, IL
  • 5 mi to Iowa City, IA
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $299k (≈$1,882/mo)
  • Median rent $1,057/mo
  • Median household income $69k
  • Property tax about 1.6% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 85°F
  • Winter highs around 30°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
  • 111 days a year with rain or snow
  • 28" of snow a year
  • 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 30 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
  • About average property crime (1,819 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 34
  • 26% of households have kids
  • 13% are 65 or older
  • 56% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 11% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 21 min
  • 6% walk or take transit to work
  • 14 mi to CID airport
  • 107 mi to DSM (major hub)
  • 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 51% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1995
  • 90% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 758 ft
  • 783 mi to the ocean
  • 171 mi to a big lake
  • 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 48 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 27 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 335 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 54 bars within 25 mi
  • 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 31 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 2 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 3 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • College in town

Politics

  • Johnson County: D+38 in 2024
  • Iowa: R+13 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • 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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