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Country around Garvin is a rural area of about 462 people in Murray County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 134 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $290k and rent runs about $983 a month.
462people
$290kTypical home
$983/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
48"Snow
238Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 462 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 66 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $290k (≈$1,826/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 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 (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 22% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to FSD airport
- 134 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,539 ft
- 831 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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