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Grafton is a tiny town of 271 people in Worth County, Iowa. It's about 56 miles from Rochester, MN and 113 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $698 a month.
271people
$93kTypical home
$698/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
231Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 271
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 844 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 56 mi to Rochester, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$588/mo)
- Median rent $698/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" 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 (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MCW airport
- 107 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 775 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worth County: R+28 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.