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Searles is a tiny town of 201 people in Brown County, Minnesota. It's about 23 miles from Mankato, MN and 77 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $890 a month.
201people
$191kTypical home
$890/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
39"Snow
239Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 201
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 23 mi to Mankato, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,205/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to MSP airport
- 75 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 780 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+35 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.