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Country around Ringsted is a rural area of about 633 people in Emmet County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Mankato, MN and 131 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $658 a month.
633people
$107kTypical home
$658/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
39"Snow
236Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 633 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 66 mi to Mankato, MN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$672/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 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 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to FOD airport
- 127 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,263 ft
- 828 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 100 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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