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Marble Rock is a tiny town of 191 people in Floyd County, Iowa. It's about 42 miles from Waterloo, IA and 140 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $822 a month.
191people
$76kTypical home
$822/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
233Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 191
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 230 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 42 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$479/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" 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
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MCW airport
- 107 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 787 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+26 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