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HarmonyMN

A town of 1,024. Healthier than 71% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,024
+2.3% since 2010
Median home value
$170K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
58.8
years
Jobs based here
600
Balanced

What makes Harmony stand out

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Small town

1,024 people, and everyone knows the way

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Health

Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns

Harmony beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
What stands outHarmonyMN
More adults treating high blood pressure81.9%76.1%
More adults with COPD9.2%5.4%
Regional Health Services of Howard County
13.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
3rd
percentile among MN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Harmony has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–27°
Spring34–55°
Summer58–79°
Fall37–57°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Harmony

About one in 5 of Harmony’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Rochester (16%), Preston (9%) and Chatfield (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

20%work in town

Where working residents work

In Harmony20%
Rochester16%
Preston9%
Chatfield4%
Decorah3%
21 mi
median commute distance
600
jobs based in Harmony
Balanced
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 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Harmony’s public schools outperform 40% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Harmony’s kids attend trail 60% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Fillmore Central Senior High7–12264C
Fillmore Central ALP10–12—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state testsAll 2 schools →
Housing

Homes in Harmony sell for about $307K

The median sale price was $307,000 in March 2026.

$307Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Harmony is conserved land

0.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Harmony: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 711 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. North Park—9
2. Trailhead Park—4
3. Selvig Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Harmony, Minnesota signpost
2006 · Harmony, Minnesota signpost · Wikimedia Commons
Harmony’s story

Harmony in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Granddad Stalactite in Niagara Cave2009-0528-Harmony2009-0528-MN-IA10-Harmony-church
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