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Granite Falls is a small town of 2,685 people in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It's about 83 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 112 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $920 a month.
2,685people
$137kTypical home
$920/moRent
85° / 24°Summer / winter
52"Snow
238Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,685
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 757 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 83 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$862/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (215 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to ATY airport
- 114 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yellow Medicine 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
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk