Info On Decorah (Denver: real estate, college, place to live)

[bkieffer17]

I currently live in Denver with my wife and 2 YO son. We have wanted to move to a small midwestern town (population less than 15000) for a few years now. We have family in La Crosse Wisconsin so we have been looking in that area. In my travels on City-Data site I came across Decorah. It looks like its a neat town and it is exactly what we are looking for. We are planning a trip to La Crosse and thought we would visit to see what it is like.

Is Decorah a good place to live and raise a family? Also any ideas on jobs? Thanks in advance for any help.

[summer grace]

I live in Decorah. It's a beautiful town, in the limestone bluffs of NE Iowa.It's about 8,500 or so in population, and is a wonderful place to live and raise a family, you couldn't find better. For a town of it's size, it's wonderful, it is I think what you are looking for. I'm not an expert on what jobs you can find here because although I've lived here ( and grew up here) all my life, I'm still in college. But, having grown up in Decorah and towns nearby, it's a great place to grow up. I highly recomend it. Visit and see for yourself.

[CrazyHorsePete]

Decorah is very nice and beautiful, with abundant outdoor recreation. It isn't too far from La Crosse, WI or Rochester, MN. Another town you might check out is Winona, MN.

[WyoNewk]

I grew up in Iowa, and although I haven't lived there for a long time, I still have ties there and have been to a lot of the towns. In my view, Decorah is the nicest little town in the whole state. It's been nearly 10 years since I was there, but at that time real estate was a little high compared to most rural Iowa towns but not unreasonable. I came very close to moving there with a business but my situation changed so I didn't.

Not only is Decorah a great town, but the whole area is beautiful -- rolling hills, quaint little villages, timbered areas, and not far from the Mississippi. If you can find work there, it would be hard to beat it.