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Long Prairie gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $254K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades B− overall, 224th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its public schools trail 76% of Minnesota towns on state tests and graduation, and the median household income is $59K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 54% of working residents work locally in Long Prairie, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 9.7% and U.S. towns at 8%. On health, just 46 of Minnesota’s 572 towns do worse. Long Prairie has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bank of Long Prairie and Hotel Reichert.
Where Long Prairie beats most towns.
Bank of Long PrairieEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Long Prairie is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1850, comes before those of 94% of the Minnesota towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 220 in 1880, a low of 220 in 1880, 3,661 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 2 maps from 1966 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Long Prairie, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Long Prairie.
Long Prairie carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Minnesota (mostly inland flooding), is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has colder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of Minnesota towns, with expected losses of about $258 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Long Prairie’s FEMA risk score is 7 of 100. Since 1979, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Long Prairie.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Prairie-Grey Eagle ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 518 | C− |
| Long Prairie-Grey Eagle SecondaryLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 466 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
| Long Prairie | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Locke Circle Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The property crime rate in Long Prairie is 2.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Long Prairie | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 8.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Typical home values rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026. 66% of Long Prairie households own their home.
| Long Prairie | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,033 a month | $1,199 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 1.2°, colder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 79.8°.
Long Prairie has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Long Prairie | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 80°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Long Prairie Township (7%), Alexandria (3%) and St. Half commute less than 1 miles.
| Long Prairie | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $91,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 8,593 U.S. towns with household incomes like Long Prairie’s, it is healthier than 62%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Long Prairie. Long Prairie beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Long Prairie.
| Long Prairie | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 23% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Long Prairie | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 18.5% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.2% | 11.4% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 15% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Long Prairie; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Long Prairie residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
4 places in Long Prairie on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Long Prairie.
County seat and city in Minnesota, United States
Long Prairie is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,661 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 3,710 in 2024. It is the county seat and the oldest town in the county.
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One town shares a border with Long Prairie.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Prairie · Long Prairie Township | #224 | B− | B | B+ | C− | C+ |
Long Prairie Township and Long Prairie are one community, graded once. Compare Long Prairie with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Long Prairie grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #224 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades C+ for health, B+ for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including Jodi Huisentruit and Jacob Wetterling.
