A town of 2,979, settled in 1843. A typical home worth about $223K.
The 3 things Postville does most differently from other towns.
2,227 people in 2010; 2,979 today.
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Ordered by what stands out in Postville. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Postville home is worth about $223,000, up 7.4% in a year, 7% below the Iowa typical home.
Postville beats the Iowa average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| What stands out | Postville | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 24.2% | 27% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.6% | 7.3% |
The public schools Postville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 98% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cora B Darling Elementary | PK–6 | 363 | D |
| John R Mott Jr/Hi School | 7–12 | 342 | D |
| Postville Early Childhood/Ogden St | PK | 18 | Not graded |
| Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC Center | PK | 14 | Not graded |
About one in 4 of Postville’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Waukon (9%), Decorah (6%) and Monona (2%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Postville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
Postville reports less crime per resident than 56% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lull's Park | — | 5 |
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
8 notable people were born in Postville.
City in Iowa, United States
Postville is a city in Allamakee and Clayton counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It lies near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of U.S. Routes 18 and 52 and Iowa Highway 51, with airport facilities in the neighboring communities of Waukon, Decorah, Monona and Prairie du Chien. The population was 2,503 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 2,273 in 2000. The city is in Allamakee County's southwestern corner and Clayton County's northwestern corner in a quad county, or four-corner region, where four counties intersect. Winneshiek County is just to the west and Fayette County is just to the southwest of Postville.
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