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Country around Lake Park is a rural area of about 1,470 people in Dickinson County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 147 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $887 a month.
1,470people
$202kTypical home
$887/moRent
85° / 24°Summer / winter
41"Snow
240Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,470 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 71 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,271/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 55 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 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to FSD airport
- 145 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,440 ft
- 850 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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