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A town of 744, settled in 1857. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population
744
+6.5% since 2010
Typical home
$252K
+4.7% in a year
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
35.8
years
Jobs based here
9
A commuter town

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Small town

744 people, and everyone knows the way

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66°
Rain Showers Likely
H 72° · L 63°

Upcoming events

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Coggon

Most working residents leave Coggon for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (40%), Marion (7%) and Iowa City (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Coggon0%
Cedar Rapids40%
Marion7%
Iowa City4%
Hiawatha3%
22 mi
median commute distance
9
jobs based in Coggon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
4
paid flood claims since 1999
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Coggon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–30°
Spring37–58°
Summer60–81°
Fall39–60°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

9.7% of Coggon is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

9.7%conserved
Map of Coggon: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
9.7%
conserved · 45 of 466 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Buffalo Creek County Park—27
2. Savage Park—18
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

How healthy Coggon is

Coggon beats the Iowa average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Iowa
2 better30 too close to call0 worse
What stands outCoggonIA
Fewer adults with high blood pressure29.6%33.9%
More adults seeing a dentist71.2%66.8%
Regional Medical Center
14.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Coggon home is worth about $252K

The typical Coggon home is worth about $252,000, up 4.7% in a year, 5% above the Iowa typical home.

$252KZillow home value

Typical home value

Coggon$252K
Iowa$240K
+4.7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Coggon for work

Where Coggon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

40% → Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids 40% 7% → Marion Marion 7% 4% → Iowa City Iowa City 4% 3% → Hiawatha Hiawatha 3% 3% → Des Moines Des Moines 3% 3% → Alburnett Alburnett 3% Coggon · 0% stay
9jobs based in Coggon
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Coggon Public School
2017 · Coggon Public School · Wikimedia Commons
Coggon’s story

169 years in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

IAMap-doton-CoggonCoggonIowaPopPlot
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About Coggon

City in Iowa, United States

Coggon is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 701 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1857
Population
701
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
932 ft
ZIP code
52218

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