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Olin is a tiny town of 830 people in Jones County, Iowa. It's about 28 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 178 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $788 a month.
830people
$109kTypical home
$788/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
37"Snow
233Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 830
- Part of a metro area
- About 812 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 28 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$684/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 15.0% 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
- 37" 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 (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CID airport
- 134 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 767 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jones 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk