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Kalona is a small town of 2,692 people in Washington County, Iowa. It's about 15 miles from Iowa City, IA and 209 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $853 a month.
2,692people
$258kTypical home
$853/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
27"Snow
233Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,692
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,249 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Chicago, IL
- 15 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,626/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CID airport
- 101 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 770 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+24 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk