Ida Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and health; its weakest is a C for cost of living. Only 3 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ida Township. The biggest park or preserve is Garfield Wildlife Management Area, at 79 acres. Ida Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. Ida Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻Schools A⁻HealthWeakestCCost of living

What makes Ida Township stand out

Where Ida Township beats most towns.

Natural hazardsB⁺

Low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

A growing town

Ida Township has grown 16% since 2010

1,228 counted in 2010 and 1,404 in 2020; an estimated 1,432 in 2025.

1,2282010

1,4042020

1,4322025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

How Ida Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Ida Township is from typical.

How grading works

SchoolsBeat 84% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduationA⁻Open →HealthAlomere Health 8.5 miles awayA⁻Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 28% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB⁺Open →Jobs & income$103K median household incomeB⁺Open →Cost of livingTypical home $420K, 5.3 years of the Alexandria area’s $79K median household incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4 of 20; 2.6% of households have no car; 3.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors4 miles of trails; 4% conserved landC⁻Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life1.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives here–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Ida Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Ida Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerRunestone Electric Assn14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterEagle's Landing Development water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ida Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsAlexandria Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereDouglas County Auditor/TreasurerDouglas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026

ZIP codes56308, 5633256308 67% · 56332 33%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Ida Township.

HealthA⁻

Residents of Ida Township are healthier than 80% of U.S. towns

Ida Township beats the Minnesota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of Ida Township adults feel lonely, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 33%. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Ida Township.

80%healthier than U.S. townsA⁻Health Grade

	Ida Township	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	28%	30%	33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	29%	30%	36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	14%	16%	17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	11%	12%	14%

32 measures vs. Minnesota

7 better23 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Ida Township	MN
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	8.8%	11.4%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation	5.7%	7.1%
More adults with arthritis	25.9%	22.3%

Alomere Health

8.5 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

Full pageIda Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby8.5 miles to an ER · Alomere Health How adults are doingFewer lonely adults Every CDC estimateBetter than MN on 7 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B⁺

More than half of Ida Township’s working residents commute to Alexandria

Most working residents leave Ida Township for work: only 1% work in town. 2.7% of Ida Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Ida Township has added 71 jobs, to 107 in 2023.

1%work in town

	Ida Township	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	2.7%	7%	9.6%
Median household income	$103,000	$90,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	21 minutes	23 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Ida Township1%

Alexandria52%

La Grand Township4%

Glenwood3%

Carlos Township2%

9 mi

median commute distance

107

jobs based in Ida Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns

Full pageIda Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here107 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Ida Township Commute times21 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 9 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B⁺

Ida Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.

28risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageIda Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Ida Township Get ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Ida Township

Ida Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Ida Township is 80°F.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–22°

Spring31–52°

Summer56–78°

Fall35–54°

Oct 8

typical first frost

May 2

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageIda Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows 0°Rain & snow46″ of snow a winter · 27 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Fewer young adults than Minnesota overall

Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Ida Township’s median age is 44.6 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.

44.6median age · MN 38.8

	Ida Township	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Median age	44.6 years	39.9 years	40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	37%	33%	29%
Aged 65 or older	20%	18%	18%

Ida TownshipMinnesotaUnited States

MNU.S.

Ages · share of residents

21%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma3%

High school20%

Some college17%

Associate’s23%

Bachelor’s20%

Graduate18%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Ida Township
	Ida Township	MN	U.S.
Under 10	14.7%	12.1%	11.6%
10 to 17	7.3%	10.7%	10.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	8.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	13%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	21.1%	12.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.2%	10.2%
75 and older	6.8%	7%	7%
No diploma	2.6%	6.1%	10.4%
High school	19.6%	23.3%	26%
Some college	17%	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s	23.4%	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	19.8%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate	17.6%	13.8%	14.1%