Alburnett, IA

Alburnett is a Linn County city in the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, with the 2020 census counting 675 residents. The city's own welcome is basically right: comfort of country and community. Alburnett keeps city hall, utilities, permits, fire services, council meetings, and a community room in a compact center on North Main Avenue, while the surrounding roads open into farm country. It is close enough to Cedar Rapids to belong to the metro area, but its everyday map still feels rural and self-contained.

The strongest local institution is the Alburnett Community School District. One attendance center houses every grade from pre-kindergarten through 12th, and the district office is in town. The same campus system includes a bus barn and the Martin Sports Complex, so school life reaches well beyond the classroom. Alburnett is updating its comprehensive plan, too, asking residents to shape future growth and investment. That combination gives the city a clear personality: a small Iowa place where the school, fire department, city room, and farm roads all sit in the same community conversation.