Brayton is a city in Audubon County, Iowa, home to about 101 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50042.
Homes sold for a median of $67 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brayton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)51 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL376 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brayton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Brayton had 143 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 860th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Audubon County grew from 13,626 residents in 1900 to 5,674 in 2020.
Audubon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 37.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 27 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlantic 1 Ne, IA weather station (9 miles away).
1,411 jobs at 184 businesses in Audubon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brayton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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