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Terril is a tiny town of 290 people in Dickinson County, Iowa. It's about 78 miles from Mankato, MN and 142 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $774 a month.
290people
$96kTypical home
$774/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
41"Snow
236Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 290
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 534 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 78 mi to Mankato, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 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 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to FOD airport
- 139 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,424 ft
- 843 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 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.