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Sleepy Eye is a small town of 3,444 people in Brown County, Minnesota. It's about 38 miles from Mankato, MN and 85 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $782 a month.
3,444people
$148kTypical home
$782/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
41"Snow
239Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,444
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,841 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Mankato, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$931/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°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
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (250 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to MSP airport
- 84 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 788 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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