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Country around Geneva is a rural area of about 423 people in Franklin County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Waterloo, IA and 158 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $531 a month.
423people
$96kTypical home
$531/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 423 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 41 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$607/mo)
- Median rent $531/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MCW airport
- 83 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 811 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+42 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk