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Ellsworth is a tiny town of 428 people in Nobles County, Minnesota. It's about 36 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 169 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $625 a month.
428people
$86kTypical home
$625/moRent
84° / 24°Summer / winter
38"Snow
242Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 428
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 649 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to FSD airport
- 153 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,450 ft
- 872 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nobles County: R+36 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