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St. James is a small town of 4,767 people in Watonwan County, Minnesota. It's about 35 miles from Mankato, MN and 95 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $839 a month.
4,767people
$122kTypical home
$839/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
50"Snow
236Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,767
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,950 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Mankato, MN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$770/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (800 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to MCW airport
- 93 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,073 ft
- 799 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Watonwan County: R+28 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