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Fairbank is a small town of 1,275 people in Buchanan County, Iowa. It's about 19 miles from Waterloo, IA and 172 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $686 a month.
1,275people
$187kTypical home
$686/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,275
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,721 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 19 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,179/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (329 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ALO airport
- 112 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 988 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 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
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buchanan County: R+28 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