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Franklin is a tiny town of 526 people in Renville County, Minnesota. It's about 51 miles from Mankato, MN and 85 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $838 a month.
526people
$90kTypical home
$838/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
42"Snow
239Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 526
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 523 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 51 mi to Mankato, MN
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$566/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to STC airport
- 85 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 783 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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