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Currie is a tiny town of 220 people in Murray County, Minnesota. It's about 65 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 133 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $950 a month.
220people
$83kTypical home
$950/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
48"Snow
238Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 220
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 400 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$522/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" 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 (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to FSD airport
- 133 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 833 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Murray County: R+42 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