MN area data
Blue Earth, MN
Blue Earth, MN.
Population: 4,535 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $183,025
- 1-year appreciation
- +4.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +11.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +37.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +71.4%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $184,805
- House Price Index
- 429.3 (+3.3% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 7
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, coldWave, hail, strongWind, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 45.0°F
- Average high
- 55.0°F
- Average low
- 34.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 33.6 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Blue Earth Municipal Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) (47 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +56 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,954
- Median annual property tax
- $1,497
- Mean commute to work
- 14 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 75.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,720
- Average weekly wage
- $1,005
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Other Services, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 8
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