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Blue Earth is a small town of 3,165 people in Faribault County, Minnesota. It's about 37 miles from Mankato, MN and 100 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $918 a month.
3,165people
$144kTypical home
$918/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
46"Snow
236Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,165
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 954 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Mankato, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$906/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MCW airport
- 96 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Faribault County: R+37 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