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Gladbrook is a tiny town of 992 people in Tama County, Iowa. It's about 28 miles from Waterloo, IA and 194 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $844 a month.
992people
$125kTypical home
$844/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
30"Snow
233Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 992
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,423 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$790/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $70k
- 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 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ALO airport
- 66 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 824 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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