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Farmersburg is a tiny town of 375 people in Clayton County, Iowa. It's about 46 miles from Dubuque, IA and 168 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $716 a month.
375people
$78kTypical home
$716/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
36"Snow
228Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 375
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 921 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 46 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$492/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DBQ airport
- 153 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 958 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clayton County: R+35 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