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Motley is a tiny town of 608 people in Morrison County, Minnesota. It's about 60 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 116 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $653 a month.
608people
$153kTypical home
$653/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
50"Snow
226Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 608
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 438 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 60 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$964/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,017 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BRD airport
- 122 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 700 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morrison County: R+56 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk