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A town of 1,450, settled in 1869. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Pierz’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 6 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of workers working from home than Pierz. Pierz is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. St. Joseph's Church-Catholic is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pierz has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pierz beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Elementary | PK–6 | 607 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School | K–6 | 123 |
| Healy Secondary | 7–12 | 607 |
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Pierz is from typical.
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Census counts: 358 in 1900, 1,418 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pierz, 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 Pierz.
Its public schools are run by the Pierz Public School District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Healy Secondary, with 607 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 607 | A |
| Healy SecondaryLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 607 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
The typical Pierz home is worth about $260,000, up 6.6% in a year, 26% below the Minnesota typical home. Pierz’s median rent is $946 a month, below both Minnesota’s towns ($1,196 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Pierz | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $946 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pierz has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Pierz’s July high is 81°F, near the Minnesota town median (82°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Pierz for work: only 17% work in town. Pierz’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Pierz grew to 808 in 2023, 62 more than in 2013.
| Pierz | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The property crime rate in Pierz is 19 per 1,000 residents.
| Pierz | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19 per 1,000 residents | 8.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Pierz beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 28% of adults get no exercise outside work in Pierz.
| Pierz | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Pierz | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pierz Park | — | 17 |
| 2. Pierz LegionPark | — | 13 |
| 3. American Legion Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Pierz; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Pierz residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Pierz is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,418 at the 2020 census.
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Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Not for the area. That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($69,446 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.