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Lone Rock is a tiny town of 106 people in Kossuth County, Iowa. It's about 68 miles from Mankato, MN and 131 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $550 a month.
106people
$64kTypical home
$550/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
40"Snow
236Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 106
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 68 mi to Mankato, MN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$401/mo)
- Median rent $550/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 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 70
- 21% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to FOD airport
- 121 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,214 ft
- 824 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 102 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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