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Harmony is a small town of 1,024 people in Fillmore County, Minnesota. It's about 40 miles from Rochester, MN and 116 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $770 a month.
1,024people
$170kTypical home
$770/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
230Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,024
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 918 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 40 mi to Rochester, MN
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,073/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RST airport
- 110 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 728 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fillmore County: R+26 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.