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Fairfax is a small town of 1,088 people in Renville County, Minnesota. It's about 44 miles from Mankato, MN and 77 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $432 a month.
1,088people
$116kTypical home
$432/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
40"Snow
239Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,088
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 831 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 44 mi to Mankato, MN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $432/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (263 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to STC airport
- 78 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 777 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Renville 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk