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Renville is a small town of 1,503 people in Renville County, Minnesota. It's about 72 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 96 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $676 a month.
1,503people
$126kTypical home
$676/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
238Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,503
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,138 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$797/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to STC airport
- 97 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 784 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 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