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Faribault is a small city of 24,631 people in Rice County, Minnesota. It's about 36 miles from Mankato, MN and 46 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,631people
$242kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
43"Snow
232Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,631
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,568 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Mankato, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,523/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k)
- Low property crime (937 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MSP airport
- 40 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 735 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rice County: R+3 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