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Plainfield is a tiny town of 314 people in Bremer County, Iowa. It's about 26 miles from Waterloo, IA and 151 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $803 a month.
314people
$128kTypical home
$803/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
37"Snow
233Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 314
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 26 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$808/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (571 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ALO airport
- 107 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 783 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bremer 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.