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Sheffield is a small town of 1,053 people in Franklin County, Iowa. It's about 51 miles from Waterloo, IA and 143 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $700 a month.
1,053people
$151kTypical home
$700/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
36"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,053
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 189 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 51 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$952/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (141 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MCW airport
- 96 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+42 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