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BeardsleyMN

A town of 229. A typical home worth about $195K.

Population
229
residents
Typical home
$195K
+12.1% in a year
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
37.2
years
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town

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Small town

229 people, and everyone knows the way

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63°
Windy
H 65° · L 41°

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Housing

A typical Beardsley home is worth about $195K

The typical Beardsley home is worth about $195,000, up 12.1% in a year, 44% below the Minnesota typical home.

$195KZillow home value

Typical home value

Beardsley$195K
Minnesota$351K
+12.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Beardsley

Most working residents leave Beardsley for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Graceville (18%), Ortonville (11%) and Browns Valley (10%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Beardsley0%
Graceville18%
Ortonville11%
Browns Valley10%
Morris7%
22 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Beardsley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Beardsley has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–25°
Spring32–54°
Summer58–81°
Fall35–57°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Beardsley is

Beardsley beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better24 too close to call7 worse
What stands outBeardsleyMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.8%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.2%8.9%
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital
13.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

9.2% of Beardsley is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

9.2%conserved
9.2%
conserved · 28 of 302 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Beardsley 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 44% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Beardsley for work

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

18% → Graceville Graceville 18% 11% → Ortonville Ortonville 11% 10% → Browns Valley Browns Valley 10% 7% → Morris Morris 7% 6% → Clinton Clinton 6% 4% → Alexandria Alexandria 4% Beardsley · 0% stay
22jobs based in Beardsley
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Beardsley

City in Minnesota, United States

Beardsley is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 216 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
216
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,096 ft
ZIP code
56211
Area code
320

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