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Harris is a tiny town of 222 people in Osceola County, Iowa. It's about 65 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 150 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $950 a month.
222people
$88kTypical home
$950/moRent
85° / 24°Summer / winter
43"Snow
240Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 222
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 222 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$552/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to FSD airport
- 148 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 154 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,539 ft
- 854 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osceola County: R+64 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk