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Round Lake is a tiny town of 333 people in Nobles County, Minnesota. It's about 63 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 147 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $896 a month.
333people
$110kTypical home
$896/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
240Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 333
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 63 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$693/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to FSD airport
- 145 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,558 ft
- 851 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nobles County: R+36 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.