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Marion is a small city of 41,896 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 197 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $961 a month.
41,896people
$242kTypical home
$961/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
34"Snow
228Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,896
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,327 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $961/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CID airport
- 112 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 790 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 289 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: D+10 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk