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Country around Fairfax is a rural area of about 1,667 people in Renville County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Mankato, MN and 77 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $513 a month.
1,667people
$144kTypical home
$513/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
40"Snow
239Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,667 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 43 mi to Mankato, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$910/mo)
- Median rent $513/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 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 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to MSP airport
- 77 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 777 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 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 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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