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Osage is a small town of 3,561 people in Mitchell County, Iowa. It's about 53 miles from Rochester, MN and 118 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $692 a month.
3,561people
$161kTypical home
$692/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
40"Snow
230Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,561
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,589 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 53 mi to Rochester, MN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,013/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" 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 (154 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MCW airport
- 112 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 769 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+31 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