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Rowley is a tiny town of 353 people in Buchanan County, Iowa. It's about 27 miles from Waterloo, IA and 193 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $945 a month.
353people
$146kTypical home
$945/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
34"Snow
228Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 353
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 910 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 27 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$919/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ALO airport
- 110 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 787 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buchanan County: R+28 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.