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Graettinger is a small town of 1,096 people in Palo Alto County, Iowa. It's about 75 miles from Mankato, MN and 140 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $518 a month.
1,096people
$89kTypical home
$518/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
39"Snow
236Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,096
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,454 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 75 mi to Mankato, MN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$558/mo)
- Median rent $518/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" 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 (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (542 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to FOD airport
- 130 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 839 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Palo Alto County: R+45 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