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AmboyMN

A town of 602, settled in 1879. A typical home worth about $255K.

Population
602
+0.2% since 2010
Typical home
$255K
+5.4% in a year
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
42.9
years
Jobs based here
96
A commuter town

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Small town

602 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 65° · L 46°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Amboy

Most working residents leave Amboy for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Mankato (26%), North Mankato (10%) and Mapleton (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Amboy3%
Mankato26%
North Mankato10%
Mapleton4%
St. Peter4%
21 mi
median commute distance
96
jobs based in Amboy
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Amboy home is worth about $255K

The typical Amboy home is worth about $255,000, up 5.4% in a year, 27% below the Minnesota typical home.

$255KZillow home value

Typical home value

Amboy$255K
Minnesota$351K
+5.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Amboy has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°
Spring35–56°
Summer60–81°
Fall38–58°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Amboy is

Amboy beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outAmboyMN
More adults with COPD6.6%5.4%
More adults with heart disease7%5.9%
More adults with arthritis26.2%22.3%
Madelia Health
16.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Amboy is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 204 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Amboy City Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Amboy for work

Where Amboy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Mankato Mankato 26% 10% → North Mankato North Mankato 10% 4% → Mapleton Mapleton 4% 4% → St. Peter St. Peter 4% 3% → Shelby Shelby 3% 3% → Lake Crystal Lake Crystal 3% Amboy · 3% stay
96jobs based in Amboy
3%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Amboy

City in Minnesota, United States

Official town website ↗

Amboy ( AM-boy) is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 535 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was founded in 1879. It celebrated its 125th anniversary in September 2004.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1879
Population
535
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,040 ft
ZIP code
56010
Area code
507

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