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Maynard is a tiny town of 471 people in Fayette County, Iowa. It's about 31 miles from Waterloo, IA and 166 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $629 a month.
471people
$132kTypical home
$629/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
40"Snow
228Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 471
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$833/mo)
- Median rent $629/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (270 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ALO airport
- 125 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 766 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+31 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk