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Dunkerton is a tiny town of 821 people in Black Hawk County, Iowa. It's about 11 miles from Waterloo, IA and 174 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $752 a month.
821people
$190kTypical home
$752/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
233Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 821
- Part of a metro area
- About 686 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 11 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,196/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,750 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ALO airport
- 105 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 988 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Black Hawk County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High 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.