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Country around Marble Rock is a rural area of about 486 people in Floyd County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Waterloo, IA and 139 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $822 a month.
486people
$163kTypical home
$822/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
233Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 486 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 43 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 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 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MCW airport
- 107 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 788 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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