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Waukon is a small town of 3,792 people in Allamakee County, Iowa. It's about 40 miles from La Crosse, WI and 147 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $696 a month.
3,792people
$147kTypical home
$696/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
36"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,792
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,335 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 40 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$928/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (369 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to LSE airport
- 141 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allamakee County: R+34 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk