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Country around Guernsey is a rural area of about 332 people in Poweshiek County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 209 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $2k a month.
332people
$228kTypical home
$1,667/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
30"Snow
237Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 332 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 40 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,438/mo)
- Median rent $1,667/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (960 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CID airport
- 69 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Poweshiek County: R+17 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.