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Country around Truman is a rural area of about 2,071 people in Martin County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Mankato, MN and 98 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,071people
$153kTypical home
$1,039/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
48"Snow
236Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,071 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Mankato, MN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $1,039/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 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 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to MCW airport
- 95 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 800 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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