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Waterloo is a mid-size city of 67,008 people in Black Hawk County, Iowa. It's part of the Waterloo, IA area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $923 a month.
67,008people
$153kTypical home
$923/moRent
85° / 28°Summer / winter
39"Snow
233Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 67,008
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,088 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- In the Waterloo, IA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$962/mo)
- Median rent $923/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (464 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,515 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to ALO airport
- 94 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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