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Fort Atkinson is a tiny town of 346 people in Winneshiek County, Iowa. It's about 50 miles from Waterloo, IA and 142 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $861 a month.
346people
$132kTypical home
$861/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 346
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,088 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 50 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$833/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (257 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to ALO airport
- 136 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 748 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winneshiek County: R+9 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.