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Clarksville is a small town of 1,237 people in Butler County, Iowa. It's about 26 miles from Waterloo, IA and 154 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $728 a month.
1,237people
$126kTypical home
$728/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
34"Snow
233Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 945 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 26 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$794/mo)
- Median rent $728/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ALO airport
- 100 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 945 ft
- 791 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+45 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk