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Skyline is a tiny town of 307 people in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It's about 4 miles from Mankato, MN and 68 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
307people
$292kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
39"Snow
239Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 307
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,558 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to Mankato, MN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,838/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MSP airport
- 65 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 770 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blue Earth County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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.