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Walnut Grove is a tiny town of 808 people in Redwood County, Minnesota. It's about 74 miles from Mankato, MN and 120 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $621 a month.
808people
$90kTypical home
$621/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 808
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 741 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 74 mi to Mankato, MN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $621/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (349 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to FSD airport
- 120 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 819 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Redwood County: R+43 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