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Lake View is a tiny town of 967 people in Sac County, Iowa. It's about 70 miles from Sioux City, IA and 204 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $742 a month.
967people
$176kTypical home
$742/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
31"Snow
239Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 967
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 462 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,107/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (156 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to FOD airport
- 82 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 853 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sac County: R+52 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk