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Urbana is a small town of 1,639 people in Benton County, Iowa. It's about 21 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 201 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $860 a month.
1,639people
$229kTypical home
$860/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
34"Snow
228Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,639
- Part of a metro area
- About 908 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 21 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,443/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CID airport
- 103 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+33 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