IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Lost Nation, IA
Country around Lost Nation is a rural area of about 1,004 people in Clinton County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Davenport, IA and 161 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,004people
$114kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
35"Snow
231Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
Is Near Lost Nation right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,004 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Davenport, IA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DBQ airport
- 149 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 749 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+19 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk