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St. Ansgar is a small town of 1,206 people in Mitchell County, Iowa. It's about 49 miles from Rochester, MN and 111 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $912 a month.
1,206people
$153kTypical home
$912/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
48"Snow
230Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,206
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,107 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 49 mi to Rochester, MN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$962/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% 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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 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 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MCW airport
- 105 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 768 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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