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Country around Bird Island is a rural area of about 1,344 people in Renville County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Mankato, MN and 80 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 $161k and rent runs about $629 a month.
1,344people
$161kTypical home
$629/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
38"Snow
239Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,344 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 60 mi to Mankato, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,012/mo)
- Median rent $629/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to STC airport
- 82 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 773 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 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)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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