HanskaMN
A town of 378, settled in 1890.
Is Hanska a good place to live?
No town among the 232 in Minnesota we compare has a lower typical home value than Hanska. Hanska has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bjorneberg Garage and Liberal Union Hall. Hanska has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
378 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hanska: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hanska, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hanska.
Homes in Hanska are worth about $128K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Hanska home is worth about $128,000, up 7.9% in a year, 63% below the Minnesota typical home. 83% of Hanska households own their home, above both Minnesota’s towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hanska’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Hanska for work: only 1% work in town. 13% of Hanska residents live below the poverty line, against 7% in Minnesota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Hanska fell to 31 in 2023, 35 fewer than in 2013.
| Hanska | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Hanska, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Hanska has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hanska is
Hanska beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Hanska.
| Hanska | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hanska | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.4% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hanska faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Hanska
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hanska
About 1 of every 100 Hanska residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Hanska for work
Where Hanska’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hanska
City in Minnesota, United States
Hanska is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hanska had a population of 382.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,017 ft
- ZIP code
- 56041
- Area code
- 507
Questions about Hanska
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hanska, MN a good place to live?
Hanska has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.