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Brighton is a tiny town of 588 people in Washington County, Iowa. It's about 36 miles from Iowa City, IA and 194 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $675 a month.
588people
$93kTypical home
$675/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
34"Snow
233Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 588
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 752 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 36 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$586/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BRL airport
- 98 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 751 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+24 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk