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Mankato is a small city of 45,473 people in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It's part of the Mankato, MN area. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
45,473people
$262kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
39"Snow
232Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,473
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,287 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- In the Mankato, MN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,650/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (287 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,133 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 22% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 24% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to MSP airport
- 61 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 766 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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