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Country around Currie is a rural area of about 420 people in Murray County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 130 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $950 a month.
420people
$120kTypical home
$950/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
48"Snow
238Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 420 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 68 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$754/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to FSD airport
- 129 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,565 ft
- 830 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Murray County: R+42 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