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Country around Plainfield is a rural area of about 753 people in Bremer County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Waterloo, IA and 151 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $803 a month.
753people
$204kTypical home
$803/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
37"Snow
233Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 753 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 26 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" 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
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (571 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ALO airport
- 109 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 965 ft
- 781 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bremer County: R+22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.