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Hartland is a tiny town of 422 people in Freeborn County, Minnesota. It's about 35 miles from Mankato, MN and 81 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $529 a month.
422people
$167kTypical home
$529/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
43"Snow
231Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 422
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,563 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Mankato, MN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,052/mo)
- Median rent $529/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,417 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MCW airport
- 75 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 766 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Freeborn County: R+21 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