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Williamsburg is a small town of 3,360 people in Iowa County, Iowa. It's about 25 miles from Iowa City, IA and 221 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $671 a month.
3,360people
$204kTypical home
$671/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
28"Snow
237Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,360
- Part of a metro area
- About 997 people per sq mi
- 221 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 25 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,288/mo)
- Median rent $671/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (637 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to CID airport
- 85 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 804 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iowa County: R+28 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk