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Waverly is a big small town of 10,494 people in Bremer County, Iowa. It's about 17 miles from Waterloo, IA and 160 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,494people
$223kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
37"Snow
233Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,494
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 932 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 17 mi to Waterloo, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,408/mo)
- Median rent $1,057/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,050 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ALO airport
- 102 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 787 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bremer County: R+22 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk