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Toledo is a small town of 1,966 people in Tama County, Iowa. It's about 37 miles from Waterloo, IA and 208 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $887 a month.
1,966people
$118kTypical home
$887/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
32"Snow
237Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,966
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 857 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ALO airport
- 64 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 812 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tama County: R+27 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk