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Mechanicsville is a tiny town of 964 people in Cedar County, Iowa. It's about 22 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 184 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $879 a month.
964people
$161kTypical home
$879/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
35"Snow
233Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 964
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,170 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Chicago, IL
- 22 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,018/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (329 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CID airport
- 127 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 915 ft
- 771 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cedar County: R+22 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.