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Country around Orchard is a rural area of about 688 people in Mitchell County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Waterloo, IA and 123 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $520 a month.
688people
$175kTypical home
$520/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
40"Snow
230Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 688 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $520/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 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
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 44% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MCW airport
- 117 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 768 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+31 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.