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Housing in Wells
The typical Wells home is worth about $141,000, about the same as a year ago, 60% below the Minnesota typical home.
Safety in Wells
Safety Grade A
Wells reports less crime per resident than 88% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Wells
Full picture →Most working residents leave Wells for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Mankato (14%), Blue Earth (7%) and Mapleton (5%). Half commute less than 34 miles.
Health in Wells
Health Grade C
Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 48% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Minnesota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Wells
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Wells
Full climate →Wells has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Wells
All Wells schools →School Grade B
The public schools Wells’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MN. Ratings are from neighbors.
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