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Winthrop is a small town of 1,040 people in Buchanan County, Iowa. It's about 31 miles from Waterloo, IA and 188 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,040people
$158kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
35"Snow
228Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,040
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,315 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ALO airport
- 118 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buchanan County: R+28 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