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Country around Greene is a rural area of about 2,186 people in Floyd County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Waterloo, IA and 145 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,186people
$155kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
36"Snow
233Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,186 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ALO airport
- 103 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 789 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+26 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