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Country around Hawkeye is a rural area of about 911 people in Fayette County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Waterloo, IA and 154 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $758 a month.
911people
$163kTypical home
$758/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
41"Snow
228Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 911 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,027/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (270 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ALO airport
- 131 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,132 ft
- 759 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+31 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
- Low 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.