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Fulda is a small town of 1,393 people in Murray County, Minnesota. It's about 61 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 138 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $834 a month.
1,393people
$165kTypical home
$834/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
240Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,393
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,376 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 61 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,039/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (210 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to FSD airport
- 137 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 840 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Murray County: R+42 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