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Country around Ormsby is a rural area of about 313 people in Martin County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Mankato, MN and 104 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $1k a month.
313people
$97kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
49"Snow
236Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 313 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 41 mi to Mankato, MN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$613/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 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 (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to MCW airport
- 101 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,188 ft
- 807 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+40 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