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Lakota is a tiny town of 266 people in Kossuth County, Iowa. It's about 55 miles from Mankato, MN and 117 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $49k and rent runs about $436 a month.
266people
$49kTypical home
$436/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
43"Snow
236Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 266
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 365 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 55 mi to Mankato, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $49k (≈$309/mo)
- Median rent $436/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MCW airport
- 112 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 808 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 87 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kossuth County: R+44 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