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Elk Run Heights is a tiny town of 964 people in Black Hawk County, Iowa. It's about 5 miles from Waterloo, IA and 180 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
964people
$171kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
38"Snow
233Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 964
- Part of a metro area
- About 889 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,080/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 112 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 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ALO airport
- 97 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 794 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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