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Clarks Grove is a tiny town of 636 people in Freeborn County, Minnesota. It's about 43 miles from Mankato, MN and 83 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $845 a month.
636people
$123kTypical home
$845/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
40"Snow
231Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 636
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,062 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 43 mi to Mankato, MN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 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 (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,417 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MCW airport
- 77 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,309 ft
- 763 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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