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North Buena Vista is a tiny town of 139 people in Clayton County, Iowa. It's about 18 miles from Dubuque, IA and 154 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $775 a month.
139people
$109kTypical home
$775/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
36"Snow
227Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- Part of a metro area
- About 150 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 18 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$690/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 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 54
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DBQ airport
- 156 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 744 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.