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Country around Lake Benton is a rural area of about 1,318 people in Lincoln County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 156 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $548 a month.
1,318people
$169kTypical home
$548/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
42"Snow
238Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,318 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,067/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to FSD airport
- 157 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,828 ft
- 848 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk