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Morristown is a small town of 1,265 people in Rice County, Minnesota. It's about 27 miles from Mankato, MN and 52 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,265people
$185kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,265
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,126 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 27 mi to Mankato, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,165/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (707 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MSP airport
- 47 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 744 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rice County: R+3 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.