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BrookfieldMN

A town of 146.

Population
146
residents
Median home value
$252K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
34.3
years
Jobs based here
34
A commuter town
Small town

146 people, and everyone knows the way

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OsceolaHectorBoon LakeOsceolaHectorBoon LakeBrookfield

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Brookfield

Most working residents leave Brookfield for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Hutchinson (22%), Buffalo Lake (9%) and Hector (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Brookfield0%
Hutchinson22%
Buffalo Lake9%
Hector7%
St. Paul6%
19 mi
median commute distance
34
jobs based in Brookfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.

23risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
23Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Brookfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–25°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–57°
Oct 8
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Brookfield is

Brookfield beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outBrookfieldMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.1%76.1%
More adults with COPD8.2%5.4%
Hutchinson Health
14.4 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

3.4% of Brookfield is conserved land

1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

3.4%conserved
3.4%
conserved · 784 of 22,969 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Brookfield for work

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

22% → Hutchinson Hutchinson 22% 9% → Buffalo Lake Buffalo Lake 9% 7% → Hector Hector 7% 6% → St. Paul St. Paul 6% 3% → Glencoe Glencoe 3% 1% → Plato Plato 1% Brookfield · 0% stay
34jobs based in Brookfield
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Brookfield

Township in Minnesota, United States

Brookfield Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 163 at the 2000 census. Brookfield Township was organized in 1874.

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

Population
143
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,099 ft

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