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A lakefront city brimming with natural beauty and historic charm

Picturesque Lakeside Peaceful Active Family-Friendly

Clear Lake is a picturesque small city located roughly halfway between Des Moines and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Clear Lake is centered on a sprawling 3,600-acre lake of the same name, offering a wide variety of activities for residents and visitors alike to enjoy, from boating and fishing to camping and hiking.

Clear Lake touts a small-town atmosphere, with plenty of year-round community events and a historic downtown area. Downtown Clear Lake offers an array of antique shops, specialty boutiques, and quaint eateries in a walkable locale comprised of vintage storefronts. Numerous museums preserve Clear Lake’s historic character as well, including the Surf Ballroom and Museum, Clear Lake Fire Museum, and the Iowa Trolley Park Railroad Museum. Getting around from Clear Lake is a breeze with access to U.S. 18 and I-35.

As of October 2022, the average apartment rent in Clear Lake, IA is $498 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Clear Lake has increased by 0.4% in the past year.

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2 BR 720 sq.ft. $498 /mo.

Car-Dependent

35 out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

This area is considered a car-dependent area and most errands will require a car.

Somewhat Bikeable

44 out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

You might be able to find places to ride your bike in this area, but you’ll most likely want your car for most errands.

Demographics

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Per Capita Income $49,707
Median Household Income $56,220
Total Population 49,221 people
Average Age 43 years old

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  • Clear Lake State Park (IA)
  • McIntosh Woods State Park
  • Lime Creek Nature Center

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Introducing Clear Lake, Iowa

Come explore Clear Lake, Iowa. We are glad to help show you around. Many residents find out this is a fantastic area to call home. Families choose Clear Lake for many reasons, which most often include what they can afford, and proximity to work and play. Also considered are education and schools, and the life they enjoy here. This renters resource guide will look at all of this and more. ApartmentHomeLiving features 50 apartment communities built and available around this municipal area.

Lifestyle Ratings

ApartmentHomeLiving brings you Lifestyle Ratings of rentals and neighborhoods across the USA, including Clear Lake. LifeStyle Ratings are a useful tool for comparing and sorting apartments and neighborhoods when choosing your rental home. This takes in many factors including our Star Ratings to compare for easy access to the parks, luxury amenities, pet-friendly features, features that make it easier to raise kids, proximity to transit, and more. These search options are in the site filters at the top of this page.

Outdoors Rating

Do you like the outdoors? Clear Lake, Iowa is providing top-rated access to parks and green spaces, with a score of 3.5 out of 4.

Getting Around Clear Lake

While area is better for walking and exercising on foot than many other cities, Clear Lake is considered 'semi-car-dependent'. You will see that this city has come together so that with roads and sidewalks layed out as they are and lack of walkable sidewalks and footpaths, daily shopping and errands would be difficult without a vehicle

Schools in Clear Lake, IA

For parents with school-age kids, make sure to find out what learning and education resources serve the apartment complexes you are shopping for. Making smart rental home or apartment choices can help place children in good education resources. Ask the leasing staff or owner at your home and apartment about attendence zoning.

For grades 9-12 the highest-rated high school in this area is Clear Lake High School. For students between elementary and high school ages take a look at Clear Lake Middle School, the highest-rated middle school in this town, with a GreatSchools Rating of 6/10. For grades K-5 the highest-rated elementary school in this city is Clear Creek Elementary School with a GreatSchools Rating of 8/10.

Clear Lake Points of Interest

This town contains ZIP 50428.

55+ Apartments

There are apartments in this city designed exclusively for older adults ready for move-in in this area. Senior housing are specialized multifamily communities designed for adults, with several types of such service available. The least expensive are 'senior apartments', designed for apartment shoppers who are 55+ years of age. High-end rental options are feature-rich continuing care retirement apartment complexes, where common amenities are cleaning services and full maintenance, meal services, laundry and linen services, along with group activities and social opportunities.

Furnished Apartments

Furnished apartment communities are waiting for you near here. Apartments with furniture provided are very useful if you have an unexpected move, want to save money on buying furniture, or need to suddenly move and don't have time for arranging for furniture. A furnished apartment unit will cost up to 22% more than similar bare-wall apartments that do not have furniture included. Most furnished apartments will be similar, but living rooms will have a couch, a coffee table, end tables, and a stand light to keep things bright. Your bedrooms will have beds, a dresser, and a side table and lighting fixture. Your dining area will always have a table and dining chairs. A furnished apartment just might be the answer if this sounds like what you are looking for.

Pet Friendly Apartments

Pet Friendly multifamily communities are available here.

Clear Lake Rental Pricing

A rental apartment unit in this town is on average $753. The average home rent in this municipal area is $1,226. On the average rent for a studio apartment in this city is $629, and has a range from $425 to $860. One bedroom apartments average $707 and range from $450 to $1,070. A 2 bedroom apartments averages $700 and ranges from $550 to $790. Three bedroom apartments average $977 and range from $720 to $1,730.

Low Income / Section 8 in Clear Lake

Low income apartment communities are open and ready. Low income multifamily communities are affordable apartments provided most often through city and county-level social programs.

In addition to official or sponsored low-income housing, 'naturally-occuring affordable housing' (NOAH) apartment units for rent are ready for you to tour. These are apartments that do not have income restrictions, but are driven by natural market conditions and can be found at low cost.