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Lakeside is a tiny town of 563 people in Buena Vista County, Iowa. It's about 62 miles from Sioux City, IA and 188 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
563people
$246kTypical home
$1,206/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
34"Snow
239Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 563
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,491 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 62 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,554/mo)
- Median rent $1,206/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to FOD airport
- 98 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 876 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buena Vista County: R+33 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk