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Arnolds Park is a tiny town of 922 people in Dickinson County, Iowa. It's about 80 miles from Mankato, MN and 144 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $439k and rent runs about $485 a month.
922people
$439kTypical home
$485/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
39"Snow
240Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 922
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 578 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 80 mi to Mankato, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $439k (≈$2,768/mo)
- Median rent $485/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 10% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to FOD airport
- 141 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 846 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+40 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk