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St. Lucas is a tiny town of 154 people in Fayette County, Iowa. It's about 45 miles from Waterloo, IA and 147 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $881 a month.
154people
$134kTypical home
$881/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
40"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 154
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 606 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.2% 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
- 40" 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 (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (270 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ALO airport
- 138 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 752 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+31 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.