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Fayette is a small town of 1,309 people in Fayette County, Iowa. It's about 37 miles from Waterloo, IA and 164 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,309people
$119kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
41"Snow
228Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,309
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 874 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 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 23
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 31% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ALO airport
- 131 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 760 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.