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Fairmont is a big small town of 10,296 people in Martin County, Minnesota. It's about 44 miles from Mankato, MN and 109 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $738 a month.
10,296people
$170kTypical home
$738/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
44"Snow
236Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,296
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 686 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 44 mi to Mankato, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,167 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to MCW airport
- 105 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 809 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+40 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