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Madelia is a small town of 2,327 people in Watonwan County, Minnesota. It's about 24 miles from Mankato, MN and 85 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $833 a month.
2,327people
$165kTypical home
$833/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
47"Snow
239Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,327
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,539 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to Mankato, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,043/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (448 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to MCW airport
- 82 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 788 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Watonwan County: R+28 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