WatkinsIA
A town of 201. A typical home worth about $424K.
What makes Watkins stand out
The thing Watkins does most differently from other towns.
201 people, and everyone knows the way
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A typical Watkins home is worth about $424K
The typical Watkins home is worth about $424,000, up 17.7% in a year, 77% above the Iowa typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Watkins
Most working residents leave Watkins for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (30%), Iowa City (7%) and Blairstown (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Watkins has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
How healthy Watkins is
Watkins beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Watkins | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 78.2% | 66.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.6% |
0% of Watkins is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gabe Kuester Memorial Park | — | 6 |
100% of working residents leave Watkins for work
Where Watkins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Watkins
Census-designated place in Iowa, United States
Watkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 116. Watkins lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County. Its elevation is 830 feet (250 m) above sea level. Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354, which opened on 15 December 1873. Watkins was platted in 1874. Watkins is within the Benton Community School District.
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- Population
- 116
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- ZIP code
- 52354