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Country around Armstrong is a rural area of about 1,117 people in Emmet County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Mankato, MN and 122 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $612 a month.
1,117people
$137kTypical home
$612/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
40"Snow
236Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,117 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 58 mi to Mankato, MN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$865/mo)
- Median rent $612/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to MCW airport
- 119 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,237 ft
- 820 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Emmet 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
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk