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Walford is a small town of 1,329 people in Benton County, Iowa. It's about 10 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA and 213 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $826 a month.
1,329people
$303kTypical home
$826/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
27"Snow
233Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,329
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,278 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 10 mi to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,911/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 11 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 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CID airport
- 97 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 798 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 363 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.