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Tiffin is a big small town of 5,737 people in Johnson County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Iowa City, IA and 205 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,737people
$339kTypical home
$1,224/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,737
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,327 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Chicago, IL
- 7 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,135/mo)
- Median rent $1,224/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CID airport
- 104 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 784 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 338 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: D+38 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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