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Welcome is a tiny town of 978 people in Martin County, Minnesota. It's about 47 miles from Mankato, MN and 111 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $882 a month.
978people
$102kTypical home
$882/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
45"Snow
236Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 978
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 672 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to Mankato, MN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$641/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 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 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to MCW airport
- 108 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 813 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 82 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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