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Superior is a tiny town of 111 people in Dickinson County, Iowa. It's about 70 miles from Mankato, MN and 134 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $922 a month.
111people
$83kTypical home
$922/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
40"Snow
236Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 111
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 259 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Mankato, MN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$523/mo)
- Median rent $922/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 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
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to FOD airport
- 132 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,486 ft
- 836 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+40 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.