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Jesup is a small town of 2,561 people in Buchanan County, Iowa. It's about 15 miles from Waterloo, IA and 182 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $933 a month.
2,561people
$190kTypical home
$933/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
36"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,561
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,391 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,199/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ALO airport
- 104 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 978 ft
- 788 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buchanan County: R+28 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