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Ringsted is a tiny town of 380 people in Emmet County, Iowa. It's about 66 miles from Mankato, MN and 131 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $47k and rent runs about $658 a month.
380people
$47kTypical home
$658/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
39"Snow
236Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 380
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 382 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 66 mi to Mankato, MN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $47k (≈$296/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to FOD airport
- 127 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,266 ft
- 827 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 101 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Emmet County: R+44 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