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A town of 164. A typical home worth about $187K.

Population
164
residents
Typical home
$187K
+4% in a year
Household income
$101K
median
Median age
57.0
years
Jobs based here
5
A commuter town

What makes Echo stand out

The thing Echo does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

164 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Echo home is worth about $187K

The typical Echo home is worth about $187,000, up 4% in a year, 47% below the Minnesota typical home.

$187KZillow home value

Typical home value

Echo$187K
Minnesota$351K
+4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Echo

Most working residents leave Echo for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (20%), Granite Falls (12%) and Minneota (7%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Echo0%
Marshall20%
Granite Falls12%
Minneota7%
Echo5%
20 mi
median commute distance
5
jobs based in Echo
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Echo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–26°
Spring35–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Echo is

Echo beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outEchoMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.4%76.1%
More adults with heart disease7.7%5.9%
Centracare - Redwood
16.1 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 →
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 floodingHeat wavesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Echo for work

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

20% → Marshall Marshall 20% 12% → Granite Falls Granite Falls 12% 7% → Minneota Minneota 7% 5% → Echo Echo 5% 4% → Cottonwood Cottonwood 4% 4% → Montevideo Montevideo 4% Echo · 0% stay
5jobs based in Echo
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Echo

City in Minnesota, United States

Echo is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 243 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
243
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,079 ft
ZIP code
56237
Area code
507

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