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Fairfax is a small town of 2,900 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's about 6 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 209 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,900people
$275kTypical home
$1,366/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,900
- Part of a metro area
- About 800 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,731/mo)
- Median rent $1,366/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to CID airport
- 101 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 797 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 363 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: D+10 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk