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Lime Springs is a tiny town of 442 people in Howard County, Iowa. It's about 40 miles from Rochester, MN and 115 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $538 a month.
442people
$99kTypical home
$538/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
42"Snow
230Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 442
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 435 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 40 mi to Rochester, MN
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$625/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" 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
- Low violent crime (222 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (307 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to RST airport
- 109 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 743 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: R+32 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