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Luana is a tiny town of 317 people in Clayton County, Iowa. It's about 54 miles from La Crosse, WI and 159 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 $153k and rent runs about $800 a month.
317people
$153kTypical home
$800/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 317
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 288 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$963/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.3% 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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to LSE airport
- 153 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 737 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clayton County: R+35 in 2024
- 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