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Vinton is a small town of 4,948 people in Benton County, Iowa. It's about 22 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 203 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $942 a month.
4,948people
$152kTypical home
$942/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
34"Snow
233Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,948
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,013 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 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
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (276 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CID airport
- 95 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 804 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 210 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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