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Bancroft is a tiny town of 626 people in Kossuth County, Iowa. It's about 62 miles from Mankato, MN and 125 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $725 a month.
626people
$121kTypical home
$725/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
41"Snow
236Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 626
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,110 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 62 mi to Mankato, MN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$761/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MCW airport
- 120 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 817 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 95 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kossuth County: R+44 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk