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Northrop is a tiny town of 240 people in Martin County, Minnesota. It's about 38 miles from Mankato, MN and 103 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $700 a month.
240people
$136kTypical home
$700/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
48"Snow
236Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 240
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,832 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Mankato, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$860/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to MCW airport
- 99 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+40 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