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A town of 76, settled in 1872. A typical home worth about $336K.

Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
76
residents
Typical home
$336K
+17.2% in a year
Household income
$98K
median
Median age
51.5
years
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town

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Small town

76 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical St. Olaf home is worth about $336K

The typical St. Olaf home is worth about $336,000, up 17.2% in a year, 40% above the Iowa typical home.

$336KZillow home value

Typical home value

St. Olaf$336K
Iowa$240K
+17.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of St. Olaf

Most working residents leave St. Olaf for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Postville (11%), Monona (7%) and Prairie du Chien (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In St. Olaf0%
Postville11%
Monona7%
Prairie du Chien7%
Clayton4%
15 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in St. Olaf
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.

31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
31Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
paid flood claims since 1991
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

St. Olaf has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–29°
Spring36–57°
Summer59–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy St. Olaf is

St. Olaf beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outSt. OlafIA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.2%11.6%
Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
4.8 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

100% of working residents leave St. Olaf for work

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

11% → Postville Postville 11% 7% → Monona Monona 7% 7% → Prairie du Chien Prairie du Chien 7% 4% → Clayton Clayton 4% 4% → Elkader Elkader 4% 4% → Marquette Marquette 4% St. Olaf · 0% stay
33jobs based in St. Olaf
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

St. Olaf Auditorium
2016 · St. Olaf Auditorium · Wikimedia Commons
St. Olaf’s story

154 years in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About St. Olaf

City in Iowa, United States

St. Olaf is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 106 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 136 in 2000.

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

Established
1872
Population
106
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
856 ft
ZIP code
52072

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