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Bird Island is a tiny town of 930 people in Renville County, Minnesota. It's about 61 miles from Mankato, MN and 81 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $617 a month.
930people
$142kTypical home
$617/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
38"Snow
239Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 930
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 635 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 61 mi to Mankato, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$896/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to STC airport
- 82 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 773 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Renville County: R+41 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk