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La Porte City is a small town of 2,071 people in Black Hawk County, Iowa. It's about 15 miles from Waterloo, IA and 191 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $955 a month.
2,071people
$163kTypical home
$955/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
35"Snow
233Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,071
- Part of a metro area
- About 810 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,750 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ALO airport
- 93 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 801 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Black Hawk County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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