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Country around Allison is a rural area of about 1,254 people in Butler County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Waterloo, IA and 155 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,254people
$118kTypical home
$725/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
34"Snow
233Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,254 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 29 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$745/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ALO airport
- 94 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 797 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+45 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk