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Orleans is a tiny town of 527 people in Dickinson County, Iowa. It's about 74 miles from Mankato, MN and 138 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $573k and rent runs about $922 a month.
527people
$573kTypical home
$922/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
41"Snow
240Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 527
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 468 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 74 mi to Mankato, MN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $573k (≈$3,615/mo)
- Median rent $922/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 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 (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to FOD airport
- 135 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,421 ft
- 840 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+40 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High 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.