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Olivia is a small town of 2,205 people in Renville County, Minnesota. It's about 65 miles from Mankato, MN and 86 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $780 a month.
2,205people
$159kTypical home
$780/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
38"Snow
239Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,205
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 911 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Mankato, MN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,004/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (313 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to STC airport
- 87 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,073 ft
- 777 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Renville County: R+41 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