MN area data
Browns Valley, MN
Browns Valley, MN.
Population: 697 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $133,149
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- -7.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- -8.3%
- All-time peak (2023-05)
- $147,180
- House Price Index
- 496.2 (+2.9% YoY)
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
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, coldWave, iceStorm, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 43.0°F
- Average high
- 55.0°F
- Average low
- 31.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 25.2 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Sisseton Municipal Airport (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +6 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $1,449
- Households with broadband internet
- 64.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,884
- Average weekly wage
- $798
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 20
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