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Spring Valley is a small town of 2,307 people in Fillmore County, Minnesota. It's about 23 miles from Rochester, MN and 98 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $915 a month.
2,307people
$161kTypical home
$915/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
50"Snow
230Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,307
- Part of a metro area
- About 780 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 23 mi to Rochester, MN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,014/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to RST airport
- 92 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fillmore County: R+26 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