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Country around Terril is a rural area of about 803 people in Dickinson County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Mankato, MN and 142 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $774 a month.
803people
$157kTypical home
$774/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
41"Snow
236Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 803 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 78 mi to Mankato, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 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 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to FOD airport
- 139 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 843 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.