Are you sick of living in the city want to find a rural town and get a mortgage on some Country
Real Estate who doesn't right today we're looking at Great rural towns in Minnesota this is like
the 10th or 12th in this series where we do a little research on the state and find out their
best rural towns and where you'd want to move a few things about rural Minnesota towns they
rarely have jobs so you have to bring one or not need one like Most states and the weather can be
challenging like very challenging now we're not going to get into the weather on every single
one let's just assume they have very cold Winters and their summers are kind of pleasant give you
an example warm season lasts about three and a half months from late May mid-september with
an average daily temperature around 71 degrees Fahrenheit now here's where the challenging part
comes in the cold season lasts for about three and a half months from late November to about early to
mid-march with an average daily high of about 36 degrees Fahrenheit the coldest month of the year
in Minneapolis is January with an average low of 10 degrees Fahrenheit and a high of 24 degrees if
you haven't watched this series before what we're looking for is that sweet spot a decent place to
live that isn't too close to any major cities it's easy on the crime rate not five hours away
from a hospital or so far out in the sticks you get horrible internet those things knock a lot of
small towns off the list now in past videos we brought up the internet speeds in every single
Town what I've done is just kind of eliminate that and not included any towns that have under
100 Mbps like I've said before not all states have 10 good rural towns and I don't want to waste your
time with some places that are a bit of a reach just to get up to tents so we're going with what
we could find got it get it good let's take a look number seven Crookston Minnesota Crookston
sits in the Northwest section of Minnesota near the North Dakota border the nearest city would
be Grand Forks North Dakota about 35 minutes Northwest of Crookston and it's also 20 minutes
north of climax Minnesota oh yeah present-day Crookston first saw settlements by non-indian
people around 1872. these days it's home to the University of Minnesota at Crookston and has the
red lake river flowing right through town they get a thumbs up for their crime rate because
they enjoy a crime rate that is 29 percent lower than the national average Health Care here is not
a worry they've got the Riverview Health which has an ER and everything you need anything past that
you're gonna have to go to Fargo or Grand Forks real estate also gets big thumbs up here they
have nice homes that start off around 200 000 and really nice homes start off around 300 000 work
their way up to about 500 000. this is a great town to raise a family and a great town if you
like the outdoors they got plenty of it around you and they got good fishing I don't know if you can
fish for Muskie around here but whenever I talk about Minnesota fishing I remember a guy saying
that there's been more than one fist fights on the docks because of a Musky exaggeration
number six Hutchinson Minnesota Hutchinson is a rural town about an hour west of Minneapolis it's
almost too big for this list with a population of 13 000 but it's definitely rural there's not much
around it but farmland and trees the closest big city is Minneapolis I include bigger rural
towns because not everyone wants to live in a tiny rural town of 200 people some people want
to find a rural Town that's just away from the big city this one fits that bill the Hutchinson
Family Singers which were a big deal back in the late 18 early 1900s are credited with founding the
town in November of 1855. the post office has been in operation in Hutchinson since 1856 and
the city was incorporated in 1904. Hutchinson sits on Otter Lake and the South Fork of The Crow River
which flows right through downtown if you want to live in the middle of Minnesota this is probably
a good choice they get a thumbs up for their crime rate which is 30 percent lower than the
national average they also get a thumbs up when it comes their health care they have Hutchinson
Health Hospital which has emergency room urgent care and just about everything you're going to
need anything beyond that you're going to have to go to Minneapolis you know and they got other
doctors and dentists around town too so that's the benefit of having a town of 13 000 people
your health care issues are not really much of a worry if you want to buy a house they get a thumbs
up for that also you can get decent homes here for around 150 000 nice homes start off around 200 000
with really nice ones getting into about 350 on up they do have some million dollar homes here
obviously they're going to be down by the river and they're going to be really nice but they have
some on the outskirts of town if you really want to live rural you can get anywhere from
two to five acres for around four hundred thousand dollars not bad number five Long Prairie Minnesota
Long Prairie sits on the Long Prairie River about an hour Northwest of St Cloud Minnesota
the history of this area dates back to the time when the land was inhabited first by the Sioux
in 1845 the U.S government selected the location known as Long Prairie now has a site where a U.S
Indian agency in the 1830s white settlers claimed and began developing the land around what is now
Long Prairie long prayer these days has about 1200 residents and they get a thumbs up for their crime
rate it is 39 percent lower than the national average not bad if you like golfing and you like
fishing this is a solid place to live of course like we said earlier the winters might limit when
you can hit the links when it comes to healthcare they get a big thumbs up because they had Center
Care Long Prairie which was a Care Center had all the things you need and that was an older
building back a few years ago they built a new area which is a lot bigger and a lot nicer brand
new facilities emergency room all the good stuff you're gonna need they even have a mental health
center here one want to put down roots and buy some real estate Long Prairie they get a thumbs
up for that also 140 000 is probably where you're gonna start looking for a decent home they do have
some cheaper but they're probably gonna need a little work but 140 should get you into something
that's relatively new and in decent shape if you want something really nice you're looking
at around 300 350 000. now I know there are some parts of the country where 350 000 makes you spit
out your sweet tea but you're coming from some place like New York City anywhere in California
Oregon for that matter you're thinking that's pretty cheap if you're living in San Francisco you
probably have enough to buy a home here in your checking account not a bad Minnesota Town though
number four Granite Falls Minnesota Granite Falls was planted in 1872 the city was named
for deposits of granite rock in the area their High School baseball football team whatever their
mascot is the kilowatts you know probably about four years ago I did a video on the worst high
school mascot names I don't know how I missed this one the kilowatts this is their freaking
logo Granite Falls is about two hours West of Minneapolis on the Minnesota River and they have
a hydroelectric plant there which is where they got the name for the high school mascot Granite
Falls has a population of about 2500 residents and they get a thumbs up for their crime rate
it's 44 below the national average if you're looking for Health Care here you don't have to
worry about it they got a decent sized hospital with an emergency room and everything you need
and along with that they got Dennis and doctors scattered throughout the town if you decide you
want to buy a home here they get a thumbs up for that too they've got quite a few places for just
about every price range starting off around 70 000 for something that's gonna need some work all the
way up to to four hundred thousand realistically though you should be expecting to pay about 250
000 for something decent and that's all in town if you want to get in the outskirts of town it goes a
little bit cheaper and you usually get an acre or two and they've got plenty of lots for sale
right now starting off at fourteen hundred dollars for like a quarter of an acre number three Bagley
Minnesota Bagley was settled in the late 1800s and it was named for summer C Bagley a local lumberman
Bagley is about two hours Northeast of Fargo on the Clearwater River interesting fact about Bagley
on February 13 1996 the Bagley varsity hockey team played their last outdoor hockey game they
were the last Minnesota State High School league program to play Outdoors Bagley has a golf course
and some decent schools Bagley has a population of about 1500 residents and they get a thumbs
up for their crime rate which is 45 percent lower than the national average they also get
a thumbs up for healthcare they got Sanford Bagley Medical Center which is a pretty good sized place
for such a small town they have emergency room all that other good stuff on their website they
make a point to let you know that they have all the stuff you need for your mammogram and early
detection is key we've lost far too many moms grandmas sisters and wives two breast cancer so
that's always always important Bagley also gets a thumbs up for their home prices their real estate
is not bad they've got some vacant Lots like on the lake or Pond or whatever that are about
eight acres for fifty four thousand dollars they got another one that's a little outside
of town that's a bunch of Acres 25 for 39 000. so they've got a lot of land for sale but if you
start looking at the houses a decent house starts off a little over a hundred thousand dollars but
realistically 200 should get you something really nice they got one in here five bedrooms for four
hundred thousand that if I lived in the area I'd buy it it's got that whole cabin Vibe I love that
Bagley is definitely a cold place it's towards the upper part of Minnesota where it gets really cold
number two Marshall Minnesota back to one that's probably close to being a little too big for this
list you got Marshall Minnesota Marshall Minnesota is really a rural town if you look at the place
from the satellite view it is surrounded by Miles and Miles of Farmland Marshall sits about three
hours West of Minneapolis and about an hour and a half north of Sioux Falls North Dakota I love
Sioux Falls it's one of my favorite North Dakota towns just kidding it's in South Dakota come on
be honest how many were typing out their comment I like Sioux Falls though it's not a bad place to
hang out but Marshall is a good sized small town out in the middle of the Prairie they got a golf
course they sit right on the Redwood river which isn't terribly big it's a glorified Creek but you
can still do some fish in there golf fishing what more could you want besides a little more Sunshine
so you could do both of those things Marshall was planted in 1872 when the railroad extended to this
point and its home of the southwest Minnesota State University if you want to be one of the 13
000 people that live here you you get to enjoy a nice crime rate they get a thumbs up for their
crime rate it's 56 percent lower than the national average they also get a thumbs up for their health
care they got a pretty good sized Place Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center emergency
room they've got a kidney Institute everything you're going to need you're gonna find here you
got a pretty cool water tower sitting right out front also and it's not just the hospital like
a lot of these small towns they have a lot of doctors offices a whole bunch of them clumped
together to the east of the medical center when it comes to real estate they're getting a faded
thumbs up and there's one reason for this I think they're a little more expensive than
they should be this is out in the middle of nowhere in Minnesota it's a good sized Town
yes but they're looking 340 for duplexes I mean one side of a duplex they got new housing areas
where they're selling lots and then you got to put the house on there and those are going for
forty thousand if you want something decent you're probably looking at about 280 to 320
000 and they go all the way up a lot of the nicer homes are around 500
000 485 120 somewhere in there other than that this is not a bad place to live
all right before we get to number one don't forget we have another Channel called on this day there's
a link down below head on over there and give some videos a big thumbs up and do it for this one too
all right on to number one and number one good Hue Minnesota good Hue Minnesota is southeast of
Minneapolis about 20 minutes south of Red Wing Minnesota and the Mississippi River this is a
small rural community of just 1200 residents this town is surrounded by farmland and grain silos
this town reminds me of one of those places where you know older gentlemen go down to the hardware
store pretty much just to talk to someone which is great that's kind of an American Pastime these
days the younger people they do the same thing but they go to coffee places if you like cold
weather and snow this is a good place to live they get quite a lot of it like I said they got
1200 residents and they get a big thumbs up for their crime rate it's 86 percent lower than the
national average outstanding Goodhue when it comes to Health Care uh they're gonna get a faded thumbs
up they have a chiropractor in town that's all I could find and anything you're gonna need past
that you're just gonna have to head up to Red Wing which is like I said 20 minutes away but I'll tell
you what if you pinch a nerve in your neck you're covered in good Hue speaking of that I got to make
a point with my chiropractor if you want to buy a home here they're going to get a thumbs up they
have a lot of lots for sale like we just talked about in Marshall and they range from 38 to 45
000 if you want to buy a home they have a few for sale but starting money you're gonna need
is about 225 000 and that looks decent everything else is up from there to 69 and 320. so they got
some options and they're not crazy expensive I'm looking at what has sold in the last like five
months and most things go for around 225 250 000 you do find some nice ones occasionally it looks
like for under 200 000 so that's good all right that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed it
hope you got some information of it now go out have a productive day and be nice to each other