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Monona is a small town of 1,531 people in Clayton County, Iowa. It's about 51 miles from Dubuque, IA and 162 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,531people
$141kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
224Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,531
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,124 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 51 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$888/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 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 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to DBQ airport
- 156 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 736 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 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
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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