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Country around Porter is a rural area of about 530 people in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 144 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $925 a month.
530people
$203kTypical home
$925/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 530 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 81 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,283/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to ATY airport
- 145 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,214 ft
- 828 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yellow Medicine 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
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk