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Stanwood is a tiny town of 533 people in Cedar County, Iowa. It's about 26 miles from Iowa City, IA and 178 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $945 a month.
533people
$145kTypical home
$945/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
37"Snow
233Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 533
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 670 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$914/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (338 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CID airport
- 132 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cedar County: R+22 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk