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A town of 361. A typical home worth about $126K.

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Population
361
residents
Typical home
$126K
−4.1% in a year
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
33.0
years
Jobs based here
24
A commuter town

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Small town

361 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Letts home is worth about $126K

The typical Letts home is worth about $126,000, down 4.1% in a year, 48% below the Iowa typical home.

$126KZillow home value

Typical home value

Letts$126K
Iowa$240K
−4.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Letts

Most working residents leave Letts for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Muscatine (28%), Davenport (5%) and Burlington (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Letts1%
Muscatine28%
Davenport5%
Burlington3%
Waterloo3%
19 mi
median commute distance
24
jobs based in Letts
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Letts has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–34°
Spring40–61°
Summer63–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windDrought
2
paid flood claims since 2008
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Letts is

Letts tracks Iowa closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Trinity Muscatine
11.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Letts for work

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

28% → Muscatine Muscatine 28% 5% → Davenport Davenport 5% 3% → Burlington Burlington 3% 3% → Waterloo Waterloo 3% 3% → Oakville Oakville 3% 2% → Columbus Junction Columbus Junction 2% Letts · 1% stay
24jobs based in Letts
1%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Letts

City in Iowa, United States

Official town website ↗

Letts is a city in northern Louisa County, Iowa, United States, established in 1855. The population was 363 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. The name is taken from that of local benefactor, Nehemiah Madison Letts (b. 1818 Licking, Ohio – d. 1894 Grandview, Iowa).

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Population
363
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
679 ft
ZIP code
52754

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