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Lone Tree is a small town of 1,218 people in Johnson County, Iowa. It's about 13 miles from Iowa City, IA and 195 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $963 a month.
1,218people
$180kTypical home
$963/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,218
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,142 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Chicago, IL
- 13 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,134/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CID airport
- 115 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 766 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
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