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Ionia is a tiny town of 336 people in Chickasaw County, Iowa. It's about 38 miles from Waterloo, IA and 139 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $533 a month.
336people
$96kTypical home
$533/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
36"Snow
230Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 336
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 596 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$603/mo)
- Median rent $533/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ALO airport
- 120 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 770 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chickasaw County: R+37 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