Living in Truman, MN
Truman is a small town of 1,212 people in Martin County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from Mankato, MN and 97 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,212people
$106kTypical home
$1,052/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
48"Snow
236Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,212
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,103 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Mankato, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$671/mo)
- Median rent $1,052/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to MCW airport
- 94 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 799 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+40 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