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Country around Sanborn is a rural area of about 741 people in Brown County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Mankato, MN and 106 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $664 a month.
741people
$133kTypical home
$664/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 741 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Mankato, MN
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$838/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $69k
- 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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to FSD airport
- 105 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 807 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+35 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.