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Jeffers is a tiny town of 368 people in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It's about 61 miles from Mankato, MN and 114 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $694 a month.
368people
$87kTypical home
$694/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 368
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 948 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 61 mi to Mankato, MN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (428 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to FSD airport
- 113 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,476 ft
- 816 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cottonwood 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk