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Amboy is a tiny town of 602 people in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It's about 22 miles from Mankato, MN and 86 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $763 a month.
602people
$134kTypical home
$763/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
46"Snow
236Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 602
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,929 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Mankato, MN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MCW airport
- 83 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 786 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blue Earth County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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