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Riceville is a tiny town of 823 people in Mitchell County, Iowa. It's about 45 miles from Rochester, MN and 116 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $947 a month.
823people
$112kTypical home
$947/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
42"Snow
230Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 823
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 777 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Rochester, MN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 42" 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 (123 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to RST airport
- 110 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,230 ft
- 756 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.