PeaseMN
A town of 249, settled in 1894.
Is Pease a good place to live?
11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pease, against 33% in Minnesota’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Pease has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
249 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pease: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pease, 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 Pease.
Most of Pease’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Pease for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Pease fell to 48 in 2023, 102 fewer than in 2013. At 26 minutes, Pease’s average trip to work is above Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Pease | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Pease
Pease has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Pease is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pease is
Pease beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 21% of adults binge drink in Pease.
| Pease | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pease | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 16.3% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82.6% | 85.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pease faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pease
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pease; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Pease residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Pease for work
Where Pease’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pease
City in Minnesota, United States
Pease is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 238 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,037 ft
- ZIP code
- 56363
- Area code
- 320
Questions about Pease
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pease, MN a good place to live?
Pease has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.