IA area data
Fort Atkinson, IA
Fort Atkinson, IA.
Population: 1,075 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $325,554
- 1-year appreciation
- +10.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +23.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +54.0%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $325,554
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, hail
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 40.8 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Effigy Mounds National Monument (39 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH) (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (CCY) (37 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 6
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -33 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,958
- Median annual property tax
- $2,286
- Mean commute to work
- 22 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 73.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 8,296
- Average weekly wage
- $978
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 35
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