The median commute is under 22 miles. Among 141 Iowa towns, just 8 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Mechanicsville. Also worth knowing: 19% of Mechanicsville residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (21%), Iowa City (13%) and Tipton (8%).

4%work in town

	Mechanicsville	Iowa towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	33 minutes	19 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	3.8%	31%	8%
Below the poverty line	19%	11%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Mechanicsville4%

Cedar Rapids21%

Iowa City13%

Tipton8%

Mount Vernon4%

22 mi

median commute distance

190

jobs based in Mechanicsville

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here190 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work4% work in Mechanicsville Commute times33 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 22 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Mechanicsville’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the North Cedar Community School District. Enrollment at Mechanicsville’s public school: 139 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6	Grades PK–6	139	C⁻

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The districtsNorth Cedar Comm School District Every school1 school · North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center Questions“Are Mechanicsville’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

In Mechanicsville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

The town’s typical July afternoon high stands at 83°F.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–31°

Spring38–59°

Summer61–82°

Fall40–61°

Oct 15

typical first frost

Apr 21

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 12°Rain & snow34″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Safety

Crime reported in Mechanicsville

In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.

Mechanicsville is small, so we show counts rather than rates.

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

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Violent crime by typeReported in 2025 Crime over the yearsSteady since 2023 Questions“Is Mechanicsville, IA safe?”

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police

Health

How healthy Mechanicsville is

In Mechanicsville, 27% of adults get no exercise outside work, near the Iowa town median (26%) and above the median of U.S. towns (25%). This Iowa town beats the Iowa average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. For adults in the town, the share who have obesity is 41%.

	Mechanicsville	Iowa towns	U.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	41%	38%	35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	38%	35%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	20%	16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	16%	15%	14%

32 measures vs. Iowa

2 better25 too close to call5 worse

What stands out	Mechanicsville	IA
More adults treating high blood pressure	81.2%	77.8%
More adults getting cholesterol checked	86.5%	84.1%
More adults who have had cancer	10.5%	8.7%

Jones Regional Medical Center

13.6 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: primary care

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby13.6 miles to an ER · Jones Regional Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IA on 2 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Mechanicsville, mostly inland flooding

In Mechanicsville, the FEMA hazard score is 58 of 100, against 40 of 100 in Iowa’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 39% come from inland flooding and 18% from drought.

58risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters7 federal disasters · Paid out in Mechanicsville Get ready1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Housing