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Granada is a tiny town of 243 people in Martin County, Minnesota. It's about 38 miles from Mankato, MN and 103 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $579 a month.
243people
$94kTypical home
$579/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
45"Snow
236Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 426 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Mankato, MN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$592/mo)
- Median rent $579/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to MCW airport
- 99 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 802 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+40 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