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Comfrey is a tiny town of 338 people in Brown County, Minnesota. It's about 46 miles from Mankato, MN and 100 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $622 a month.
338people
$96kTypical home
$622/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
239Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 338
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 790 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 46 mi to Mankato, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$607/mo)
- Median rent $622/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to MSP airport
- 98 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+35 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