A town of 3,561. Nearly 0.7% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Osage does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Osage. Another town gets a different order.
0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Osage City Park | 0.6 mi | 11 |
| 2. Ash Park | — | 1 |
The public schools Osage’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School | PK–4 | 405 | B− |
| Osage Middle School | 5–8 | 289 | A− |
| Osage High School | 9–12 | 294 | B |
Osage beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Osage | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 77.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.7% |
The typical Osage home is worth about $212,000, up 4.2% in a year, 12% below the Iowa typical home.
48% of Osage’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Mason City (6%), St. Ansgar (3%) and Charles City (3%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
Osage reports less crime per resident than 77% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Osage has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
5 places in Osage on the National Register of Historic Places.
14 notable people were born in Osage.
City in Iowa, United States
Osage is a city and the county seat of Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,627 at the time of the 2020 census.
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