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Leota is a tiny town of 169 people in Nobles County, Minnesota. It's about 40 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 157 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $896 a month.
169people
$144kTypical home
$896/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
45"Snow
242Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 169
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 111 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 40 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$907/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to FSD airport
- 156 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,673 ft
- 858 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nobles County: R+36 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.