KinneyMN
A town of 148, settled in 1907.
Is Kinney a good place to live?
Kinney’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 275 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower July high than Kinney. Kinney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
148 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kinney: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kinney, 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 Kinney.
Kinney has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Kinney for work: only 0% work in town. Kinney’s median household income is $57,000, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $90,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Jobs based in Kinney fell to 17 in 2023, 133 fewer than in 2013.
| Kinney | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Kinney, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Kinney has four seasons and pleasant summers
Kinney has cold winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Kinney is -3°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Kinney is
Kinney beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Kinney adults binge drink.
| Kinney | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Kinney | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kinney. Close and well known come first.
31 mi State parkLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
12 mi MuseumGreyhound Bus Museum
9 mi MuseumMinnesota Discovery Center
8 mi GardenOlcott ParkPhoto credits
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Greyhound Bus Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnesota Discovery Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olcott Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Kinney
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kinney
About 4 of every 100 Kinney residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Kinney for work
Where Kinney’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Kinney
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kinney, MN a good place to live?
Kinney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.