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Ossian is a tiny town of 806 people in Winneshiek County, Iowa. It's about 54 miles from La Crosse, WI and 146 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $772 a month.
806people
$158kTypical home
$772/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 806
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 755 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$994/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (257 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to ALO airport
- 140 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,280 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winneshiek County: R+9 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk