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Lake Crystal is a small town of 2,606 people in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It's about 13 miles from Mankato, MN and 76 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $825 a month.
2,606people
$204kTypical home
$825/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
41"Snow
239Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,606
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,528 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 13 mi to Mankato, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,289/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 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 (118 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,134 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to MSP airport
- 73 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blue Earth County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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