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Prinsburg is a tiny town of 651 people in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It's about 64 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 94 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $981 a month.
651people
$197kTypical home
$981/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
45"Snow
238Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 651
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 644 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 64 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,244/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (783 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to STC airport
- 96 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 777 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kandiyohi County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk