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Palo is a small town of 1,438 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's about 9 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 207 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $831 a month.
1,438people
$282kTypical home
$831/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
32"Snow
228Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,438
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,201 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,781/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CID airport
- 102 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 801 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.