About Garrison

Garrison is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 211 people and just one neighborhood, Garrison is the 470th largest community in Minnesota.

Unlike some cities, Garrison isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Garrison are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Garrison is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garrison who work in sales jobs (23.53%), management occupations (15.29%) and office and administrative support (15.29%).

Another notable thing is that Garrison is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.

Seniors make up 28.10% of Garrison’s population, making it a popular place to retire. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, Garrison is good place for those over 65 to settle, as they will find many opportunities for socializing, as well as having access to many services oriented toward seniors.

The overall crime rate in Garrison is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Garrison has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Garrison a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Garrison spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.07 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Garrison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Garrison Information and Demographics

In Garrison, just 11.59% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Garrison in 2010 was $18,302, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,208 for a family of four. Garrison also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.86% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Garrison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garrison residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Garrison include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, Finnish and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Garrison is English.

Garrison, MN Appreciation Rates Help

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO MN*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
SINCE 1990	236.98%	5.42%	10	10
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				* 10 is highest

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