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Mapleton is a small town of 1,728 people in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It's about 17 miles from Mankato, MN and 79 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $782 a month.
1,728people
$182kTypical home
$782/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
45"Snow
231Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,728
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,264 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 17 mi to Mankato, MN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,147/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 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 (200 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,081 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to MCW airport
- 75 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 777 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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