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Country around Bennett is a rural area of about 809 people in Cedar County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Davenport, IA and 169 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $895 a month.
809people
$201kTypical home
$895/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
38"Snow
231Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 809 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Davenport, IA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,265/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (338 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MLI airport
- 140 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 804 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cedar County: R+22 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk