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Country around Brownton is a rural area of about 1,428 people in McLeod County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Mankato, MN and 56 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $890 a month.
1,428people
$236kTypical home
$890/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
50"Snow
239Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,428 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 41 mi to Mankato, MN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,490/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MSP airport
- 57 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 755 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLeod County: R+38 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