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A town of 674. A typical home worth about $327K.

Population
674
−3.7% since 2010
Typical home
$327K
+11.9% in a year
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
43.5
years
Jobs based here
188
A commuter town

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674 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Keystone home is worth about $327K

The typical Keystone home is worth about $327,000, up 11.9% in a year, 36% above the Iowa typical home.

$327KZillow home value

Typical home value

Keystone$327K
Iowa$240K
+11.9%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Keystone

Most working residents leave Keystone for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (22%), Des Moines (4%) and Iowa City (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Keystone3%
Cedar Rapids22%
Des Moines4%
Iowa City4%
Homestead4%
28 mi
median commute distance
188
jobs based in Keystone
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Keystone has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–31°
Spring37–59°
Summer60–81°
Fall39–61°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtStrong wind
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Keystone is

Keystone beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better26 too close to call5 worse
What stands outKeystoneIA
More adults treating high blood pressure80.9%77.8%
More adults who have had a stroke4.1%3.3%
Compass Memorial Healthcare
15.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Keystone’s public schools outperform 47% of Iowa districts

The public schools Keystone’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Keystone Elementary SchoolPK–3176C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

0% of Keystone is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 284 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Keystone City Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Keystone for work

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

22% → Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids 22% 4% → Des Moines Des Moines 4% 4% → Iowa City Iowa City 4% 4% → Homestead Homestead 4% 3% → Belle Plaine Belle Plaine 3% 3% → Blairstown Blairstown 3% Keystone · 3% stay
188jobs based in Keystone
3%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Keystone

City in Iowa, United States

Keystone is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 599 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)

Population
599
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
883 ft
ZIP code
52249

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