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Manly is a small town of 1,320 people in Worth County, Iowa. It's about 62 miles from Rochester, MN and 116 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 $120k and rent runs about $756 a month.
1,320people
$120kTypical home
$756/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
43"Snow
231Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,320
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 934 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 62 mi to Rochester, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MCW airport
- 110 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,194 ft
- 782 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worth County: R+28 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