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UpsalaMN

A town of 417. A typical home worth about $215K.

Population
417
residents
Typical home
$215K
+4.6% in a year
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
38.1
years
Jobs based here
222
Balanced

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Small town

417 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Upsala home is worth about $215K

The typical Upsala home is worth about $215,000, up 4.6% in a year, 39% below the Minnesota typical home.

$215KZillow home value

Typical home value

Upsala$215K
Minnesota$351K
+4.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Upsala has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring32–53°
Summer57–79°
Fall36–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Upsala

Most working residents leave Upsala for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Little Falls (12%), St. Cloud (12%) and Avon (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Upsala6%
Little Falls12%
St. Cloud12%
Avon3%
Holdingford3%
19 mi
median commute distance
222
jobs based in Upsala
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Upsala is

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

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better30 too close to call1 worse
What stands outUpsalaMN
More adults screened for colon cancer74.3%68.7%
More adults with arthritis25.4%22.3%
St. Gabriels Hospital
14.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Upsala’s public schools outperform 51% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Upsala’s kids attend outperform 51% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Upsala ElementaryPK–6181B+
Upsala Secondary7–12146C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state testsAll 2 schools →
Outdoors

0% of Upsala is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,061 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Upsala City Park—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Upsala

City in Minnesota, United States

Official town website ↗

Upsala is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 487 at the 2020 census, up from 427 in 2010.

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

Population
487
Area
3.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,198 ft
ZIP code
56384
Area code
320

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