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Alden is a tiny town of 629 people in Freeborn County, Minnesota. It's about 40 miles from Mankato, MN and 91 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $1k a month.
629people
$128kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
42"Snow
231Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 629
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 652 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 40 mi to Mankato, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$810/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,102 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MCW airport
- 86 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,260 ft
- 776 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Freeborn County: R+21 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk