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RutlandMN

A town of 292.

Population
292
residents
Median home value
$265K
Census ACS
Household income
$98K
median
Median age
57.0
years
Jobs based here
176
Balanced
Small town

292 people, and everyone knows the way

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Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Rutland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, 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

Winter10–27°
Spring35–56°
Summer60–81°
Fall38–59°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rutland

Most working residents leave Rutland for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Fairmont (34%), Mankato (5%) and Jackson (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rutland3%
Fairmont34%
Mankato5%
Jackson4%
Sherburn3%
18 mi
median commute distance
176
jobs based in Rutland
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Rutland’s public schools outperform 62% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Rutland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
St. James Lutheran School PrivatePK–652
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Health

How healthy Rutland is

Rutland beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outRutlandMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80%76.1%
More adults with COPD7.6%5.4%
Mayo Clinic Health System - Fairmont
6.7 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 →
Outdoors

0.6% of Rutland is conserved land

0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.6%conserved
Map of Rutland: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.6%
conserved · 132 of 23,515 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Krahmer Wildlife Management Area—6
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Rutland

Township in Minnesota, United States

Rutland Township is a township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 472 at the 2000 census. Rutland Township was named after Rutland, Vermont.

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

Population
366
Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
1,148 ft

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