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Lu Verne is a tiny town of 318 people in Kossuth County, Iowa. It's about 65 miles from Ames, IA and 148 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $871 a month.
318people
$62kTypical home
$871/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
35"Snow
237Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 150 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Ames, IA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$389/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 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 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FOD airport
- 98 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 831 mi to the ocean
- 214 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 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
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.