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Twin Lakes is a tiny town of 158 people in Freeborn County, Minnesota. It's about 50 miles from Mankato, MN and 97 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $558 a month.
158people
$171kTypical home
$558/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
39"Snow
231Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 158
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 324 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 50 mi to Mankato, MN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,079/mo)
- Median rent $558/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 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 (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,417 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MCW airport
- 92 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,260 ft
- 776 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Freeborn County: R+21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.