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Medford is a small town of 1,257 people in Steele County, Minnesota. It's about 36 miles from Mankato, MN and 55 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,257people
$250kTypical home
$1,175/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,257
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,053 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Mankato, MN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,574/mo)
- Median rent $1,175/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 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 (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to RST airport
- 49 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Steele County: R+25 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