MorganMN
A town of 881, settled in 1878.
Is Morgan a good place to live?
No town among the 232 in Minnesota we compare has a lower typical home value than Morgan. Morgan’s median household income is $56,000, below both the Minnesota town median ($90,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Morgan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
881 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Morgan: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morgan, 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 Morgan.
The typical home in Morgan is valued at about $129K
The typical Morgan home is worth about $129,000, up 4% in a year, 63% below the Minnesota typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Morgan’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Cedar Mountain School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Mountain Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 219 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Morgan faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Morgan
Morgan has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Morgan’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Morgan for work: only 8% work in town. 12% of Morgan residents live below the poverty line, against 7% in Minnesota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Morgan fell to 324 in 2023, 40 fewer than in 2013.
| Morgan | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crime reported in Morgan
No violent or property crimes were reported in Morgan in 2025. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Morgan is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Morgan is
Morgan beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Morgan.
| Morgan | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Morgan | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.5% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vernon Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Morgan
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Morgan; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Morgan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Morgan
City in Minnesota, United States
Morgan is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 888 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,043 ft
- ZIP code
- 56266
- Area code
- 507
Questions about Morgan
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Morgan, MN a good place to live?
Morgan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.