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North Liberty is a small city of 21,125 people in Johnson County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Iowa City, IA and 202 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 $304k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,125people
$304kTypical home
$1,246/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,125
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,216 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Chicago, IL
- 7 mi to Iowa City, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $304k (≈$1,916/mo)
- Median rent $1,246/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.4% 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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (420 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CID airport
- 107 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 368 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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