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Echo is a tiny town of 197 people in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It's about 77 miles from Mankato, MN and 108 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $617 a month.
197people
$104kTypical home
$617/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
238Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 197
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 538 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 77 mi to Mankato, MN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$653/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 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 53
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 88 mi to ATY airport
- 109 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 800 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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