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Clearfield, IA

ClearfieldIA

A town of 396. A typical home worth about $151K.

Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
396
residents
Typical home
$151K
+17.5% in a year
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
42.6
years
Jobs based here
71
A commuter town

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396 people, and everyone knows the way

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68°
Fog/Mist
H 71° · L 63°

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Housing

A typical Clearfield home is worth about $151K

The typical Clearfield home is worth about $151,000, up 17.5% in a year, 37% below the Iowa typical home.

$151KZillow home value

Typical home value

Clearfield$151K
Iowa$240K
+17.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Clearfield

Most working residents leave Clearfield for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Lenox (34%), Creston (11%) and Corning (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Clearfield3%
Lenox34%
Creston11%
Corning4%
Des Moines4%
19 mi
median commute distance
71
jobs based in Clearfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Clearfield has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall41–63°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
DroughtHeat wavesInland flooding
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Clearfield is

Clearfield beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outClearfieldIA
More adults treating high blood pressure81.9%77.8%
More adults with COPD9.3%6.9%
Ringgold County Hospital
16.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Clearfield for work

Where Clearfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

34% → Lenox Lenox 34% 11% → Creston Creston 11% 4% → Corning Corning 4% 4% → Des Moines Des Moines 4% 3% → Bedford Bedford 3% 3% → Mount Ayr Mount Ayr 3% Clearfield · 3% stay
71jobs based in Clearfield
3%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Clearfield

City in Iowa, United States

Clearfield is a city in Taylor and Ringgold counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 278 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
278
Area
1.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,263 ft
ZIP code
50840

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