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Lake Mills is a small town of 2,088 people in Winnebago County, Iowa. It's about 57 miles from Mankato, MN and 108 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $624 a month.
2,088people
$123kTypical home
$624/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
38"Snow
231Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,088
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 769 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Mankato, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$773/mo)
- Median rent $624/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MCW airport
- 102 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,276 ft
- 787 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago County: R+31 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