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Hanley Falls is a tiny town of 248 people in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It's about 89 miles from Mankato, MN and 117 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $630 a month.
248people
$75kTypical home
$630/moRent
85° / 24°Summer / winter
49"Snow
238Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 248
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 996 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 89 mi to Mankato, MN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$475/mo)
- Median rent $630/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to ATY airport
- 118 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 804 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.