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Strawberry Point is a small town of 1,267 people in Clayton County, Iowa. It's about 44 miles from Waterloo, IA and 180 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $670 a month.
1,267people
$115kTypical home
$670/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
40"Snow
228Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,267
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 607 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 44 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$723/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 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 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to ALO airport
- 135 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,201 ft
- 760 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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