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OrmsbyMN

A town of 136.

Population
136
residents
Typical home
$310K
+6.5% in a year
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
40.0
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town

136 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.

31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
31Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Ormsby has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°
Spring35–55°
Summer59–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 7
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 Ormsby is

Ormsby beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
3 better17 too close to call12 worse
What stands outOrmsbyMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.8%76.1%
More adults getting a yearly checkup78%74.8%
More adults with COPD8.2%5.4%
Mayo Clinic Health System St. James
10.3 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 →
Housing

A typical Ormsby home is worth about $310K

The typical Ormsby home is worth about $310,000, up 6.5% in a year, 12% below the Minnesota typical home.

$310KZillow home value

Typical home value

Ormsby$310K
Minnesota$351K
+6.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0.3% of Ormsby is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved
Map of Ormsby: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.3%
conserved · 1 of 223 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Watline Wildlife Management Area—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Ormsby

City in Minnesota, United States

Ormsby is a city in Watonwan and Martin counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 118 at the 2020 census. The community is located between St. James and Sherburn on Minnesota State Highway 4.

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

Population
118
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,204 ft
ZIP code
56162
Area code
507

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