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Marshall is a big small town of 13,896 people in Lyon County, Minnesota. It's about 78 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 129 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $779 a month.
13,896people
$210kTypical home
$779/moRent
85° / 25°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,896
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,344 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 78 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,326/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (511 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to ATY airport
- 130 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 821 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyon County: R+32 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