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Clermont is a tiny town of 627 people in Fayette County, Iowa. It's about 50 miles from Waterloo, IA and 158 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $434 a month.
627people
$117kTypical home
$434/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
40"Snow
228Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 627
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 498 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 50 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$739/mo)
- Median rent $434/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (270 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to ALO airport
- 144 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 746 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+31 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk