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Grundy Center is a small town of 2,809 people in Grundy County, Iowa. It's about 23 miles from Waterloo, IA and 181 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $774 a month.
2,809people
$178kTypical home
$774/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
32"Snow
233Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,809
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,093 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 23 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,122/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (161 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ALO airport
- 73 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 816 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.