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Country around Lynd is a rural area of about 707 people in Lyon County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 137 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
707people
$228kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 707 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 71 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,438/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 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 (169 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (349 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to FSD airport
- 138 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,440 ft
- 829 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyon County: R+32 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