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Country around Hanlontown is a rural area of about 394 people in Worth County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Rochester, MN and 115 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $794 a month.
394people
$147kTypical home
$794/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
41"Snow
231Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 394 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 67 mi to Rochester, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$926/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MCW airport
- 110 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 788 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worth County: R+28 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