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Rockford is a tiny town of 839 people in Floyd County, Iowa. It's about 49 miles from Waterloo, IA and 133 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $831 a month.
839people
$95kTypical home
$831/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
40"Snow
230Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 839
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,347 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 49 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MCW airport
- 111 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk