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Springfield is a small town of 2,125 people in Brown County, Minnesota. It's about 50 miles from Mankato, MN and 98 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $820 a month.
2,125people
$122kTypical home
$820/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
42"Snow
239Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,125
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,132 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 50 mi to Mankato, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$771/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (346 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 97 mi to MSP airport
- 97 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 800 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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