IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Winfield, IA
Winfield is a small town of 1,007 people in Henry County, Iowa. It's about 37 miles from Iowa City, IA and 183 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $667 a month.
1,007people
$100kTypical home
$667/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
233Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
Is Winfield right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 1,007
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 967 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 37 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (260 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BRL airport
- 119 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+36 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk