IA area data
Berwick, IA
Berwick, IA.
Population: 707 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with strongwind, coldwave, drought the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 12.2% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,120/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,170/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,390/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,890/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,940/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- strongWind, coldWave, drought, hail, heatWave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · drought: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively High · heatWave: Relatively High · iceStorm: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 28% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 18.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Des Moines TCE (7.7 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 61.0°F
- Average low
- 39.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 42.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 5b (extreme annual low -15 to -10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 45
- Days with Good air quality
- 247
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 119
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 93
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 17
- Nearest airport
- Ankeny Regional Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Des Moines International Airport (DSM) (11 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 14
- Hospitals include
- UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN, MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER, MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.2 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 84
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Housing built before 1970
- 47.2%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 8.6%
- Households with broadband internet
- 88.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 276,007
- Average weekly wage
- $1,354
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Finance & Insurance, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,295
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is typical rent in Berwick, IA?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,390/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Berwick, IA?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: strongWind, coldWave, drought, hail, heatWave.
- What is the wildfire risk in Berwick, IA?
- Risk to homes is higher than 28% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Berwick, IA?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Berwick, IA?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Berwick, IA?
- Good. Median AQI: 45. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Berwick, IA?
- Regional Price Parity: 87.8 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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