MN area data
Bluffton, MN
Bluffton, MN.
Population: 494 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 429.3 (+3.3% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $237,000
- Median list price
- $469,000
- Median days on market
- 70 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.8%
- Active listings
- 3
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,176/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,529/mo
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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, coldWave, strongWind, hail, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 28.1 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 4.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Wadena Municipal Airport (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +103 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Median annual property tax
- $1,315
- Mean commute to work
- 21 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 18,676
- Average weekly wage
- $942
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 55
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