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PorterMN

A town of 191. A typical home worth about $265K.

Population
191
residents
Typical home
$265K
+9.2% in a year
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
43.3
years
Jobs based here
89
Balanced

What makes Porter stand out

The thing Porter does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

191 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Porter home is worth about $265K

The typical Porter home is worth about $265,000, up 9.2% in a year, 25% below the Minnesota typical home.

$265KZillow home value

Typical home value

Porter$265K
Minnesota$351K
+9.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Porter has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–27°
Spring34–55°
Summer58–81°
Fall36–58°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Porter

Most working residents leave Porter for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (26%), Canby (11%) and Montevideo (7%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Porter0%
Marshall26%
Canby11%
Montevideo7%
Clarkfield6%
23 mi
median commute distance
89
jobs based in Porter
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Porter is

Porter beats the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
2 better23 too close to call7 worse
What stands outPorterMN
More adults screened for colon cancer75.9%68.7%
More adults treating high blood pressure80.6%76.1%
More adults with COPD7.5%5.4%
Sanford Canby Medical Center
7 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 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Porter

City in Minnesota, United States

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Porter is a city in Yellow Medicine and Lincoln counties, Minnesota, United States. The population was 166 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
166
Area
2.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,204 ft
ZIP code
56280
Area code
507

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