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Nerstrand is a tiny town of 215 people in Rice County, Minnesota. It's about 37 miles from Rochester, MN and 44 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
215people
$211kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
44"Snow
232Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 215
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 152 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Rochester, MN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,331/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (707 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MSP airport
- 38 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 725 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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