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Iowa City is a mid-size city of 75,752 people in Johnson County, Iowa. It's part of the Iowa City, IA area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
75,752people
$286kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 75,752
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,940 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Chicago, IL
- In the Iowa City, IA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,803/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,593 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 17% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 34% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CID airport
- 110 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 779 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 267 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Johnson County: D+38 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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