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Washburn is a tiny town of 714 people in Black Hawk County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Waterloo, IA and 183 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $985 a month.
714people
$142kTypical home
$985/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
37"Snow
233Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 714
- Part of a metro area
- About 578 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 7 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$897/mo)
- Median rent $985/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,750 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ALO airport
- 94 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 840 ft
- 798 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Black Hawk County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.