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Ellendale is a tiny town of 754 people in Steele County, Minnesota. It's about 39 miles from Mankato, MN and 75 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $804 a month.
754people
$155kTypical home
$804/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
45"Snow
231Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 754
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 904 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 39 mi to Mankato, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$979/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to RST airport
- 70 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,266 ft
- 756 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Steele County: R+25 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