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Robins is a small town of 3,332 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's about 8 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 201 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $951 a month.
3,332people
$413kTypical home
$951/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
33"Snow
228Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,332
- Part of a metro area
- About 554 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,607/mo)
- Median rent $951/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CID airport
- 109 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 795 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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.