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Spring ValleyMN

A town of 2,307. Home to 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0
Population
2,307
−1.3% since 2010
Median home value
$161K
Census ACS
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
43.9
years
Jobs based here
800
A commuter town

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Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Spring Valley

About one in 5 of Spring Valley’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Rochester (40%), Stewartville (4%) and Preston (2%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

20%work in town

Where working residents work

In Spring Valley20%
Rochester40%
Stewartville4%
Preston2%
Grand Meadow2%
23 mi
median commute distance
800
jobs based in Spring Valley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Spring Valley has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°
Spring34–54°
Summer57–78°
Fall37–57°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
30
paid flood claims since 2000
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Spring Valley’s public schools outperform 54% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Spring Valley’s kids attend outperform 54% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Kingsland Elementary SchoolPK–6306B+
Kingsland Junior/Senior High School7–12218C
Enrich KingslandK–1210Not graded
First Step - KingslandPK9Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state testsAll 4 schools →
Health

Healthier than 49% of U.S. towns

Spring Valley beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outSpring ValleyMN
More adults with COPD7%5.4%
More adults with heart disease7.4%5.9%
More adults who have had a stroke3.8%3.1%
Olmsted Medical Center
23 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
18th
percentile among MN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

Homes in Spring Valley sell for about $340K

The median sale price was $340,000 in May 2026.

$340Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Spring Valley is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,884 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Willow Park—19
2. Spring Valley South Park—11
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway - Spring Valley Tourist Information Center
1995 · Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway - Spring Valley Tourist Information Center · Wikimedia Commons
Spring Valley’s story

Spring Valley in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 8 places on the National Register.

Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway - Parson's Block and Hall2009-0528-MN-SpringValley-cityhall2009-0528-MN-SpringValley-downtown
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Landmarks

8 places in Spring Valley on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Spring Valley

City in Minnesota, United States

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Spring Valley is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,447 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
2,447
Area
2.9 sq mi
Elevation
1,273 ft
ZIP code
55975
Area code
507

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