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Prairieburg is a tiny town of 143 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's about 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 185 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $945 a month.
143people
$98kTypical home
$945/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
228Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- Part of a metro area
- About 319 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$616/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 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 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to CID airport
- 125 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 782 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 181 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.