A town of 2,685. Home to Minnesota West Community and Technical College.
The 3 things Granite Falls does most differently from other towns.
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Granite Falls. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 3 of Granite Falls’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Montevideo (12%), Minnesota Falls (8%) and Marshall (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Granite Falls beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Granite Falls | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 5.4% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
Granite Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Granite Falls’s kids attend trail 64% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Raney Elementary School | PK–5 | 284 | B |
| Yellow Medicine East Secondary | 6–12 | 321 | C |
Granite Falls reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Granite Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Granite Falls.
City in Minnesota, United States
Granite Falls is a city located mostly in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat with a small portion in Chippewa County, Minnesota. The population was 2,737 at the 2020 census. The Andrew John Volstead House, a National Historic Landmark (NHL), is located in Granite Falls. Another NHL located in Granite Falls is the Julian A. Weaver House.
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3 towns share a border with Granite Falls.
