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Traer, IA

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Population
1,555
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
911 ft
Median Home Value
$151,900
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$971/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$76,406
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IowaPopulation rankingHighest population places in IowaNearest larger communityWaterloo, Iowa22 miles away · 66,919 residents.

About Traer

Traer is a Tama County city that grew after the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway came through in 1873. Its signature oddity is an iron winding staircase that once led to the local newspaper office: a freestanding reverse spiral connected to the building by a suspended walkway. U.S. 63 and Iowa 8 cross the town, but the staircase is the detail people remember. Traer is east-central Iowa with a railroad-town start and one wonderfully impractical-looking way to get upstairs.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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