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Elberon is a tiny town of 143 people in Tama County, Iowa. It's about 33 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 210 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $872 a month.
143people
$110kTypical home
$872/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
32"Snow
233Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 218 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$694/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CID airport
- 76 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 811 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tama County: R+27 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
- 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.