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Garden City is a tiny town of 194 people in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It's about 13 miles from Mankato, MN and 77 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $950 a month.
194people
$177kTypical home
$950/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
43"Snow
239Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 194
- Part of a metro area
- About 108 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 13 mi to Mankato, MN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,117/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to MSP airport
- 74 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 925 ft
- 779 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blue Earth County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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