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Glencoe is a big small town of 5,695 people in McLeod County, Minnesota. It's about 42 miles from Mankato, MN and 45 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,695people
$228kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
49"Snow
239Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,695
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,798 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 42 mi to Mankato, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MSP airport
- 46 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 988 ft
- 745 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLeod County: R+38 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