Found within zip codes: 55940, 55944, 55917
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About Hayfield
Hayfield is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 1,349 people and just one neighborhood, Hayfield is the 307th largest community in Minnesota.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hayfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hayfield is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hayfield who work in office and administrative support (14.17%), management occupations (10.51%) and sales jobs (9.32%).
Because of many things, Hayfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hayfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hayfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
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, Hayfield has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hayfield a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Despite being a small city, Hayfield has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The percentage of adults in Hayfield with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.60% of adults in Hayfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hayfield in 2010 was $22,523, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,092 for a family of four. However, Hayfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hayfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hayfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hayfield include German, Norwegian and English.
The most common language spoken in Hayfield is English.
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $164,393 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | Low cost relative to MN, low cost relative to the nation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density) , farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes and a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) and a few Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969) and some Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | Mostly Quiet and Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) and some Seniors (people 65 and over) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support and some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Hispanic, some Irish ancestry and some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD * | GRADES |
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HAYFIELD SEC.
9 SIXTH AVE SE, HAYFIELD, MN 55940 (507) 477-3235 |
07-12 |
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HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY
9 SIXTH AVE SE, HAYFIELD, MN 55940 (507) 477-3236 |
PK-06 |
* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.
This neighborhood is served by three 3 districts.
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 93.6 | 73.8 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 4.1 | 7.2 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 16.3 | 36.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,652 | $9,843,000 | 27.8 |
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| STUDENT | $212 | $448,000 | 1.3 |
| STAFF | $372 | $787,000 | 2.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $186 | $394,000 | 1.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $289 | $611,000 | 1.7 |
| OPERATION | $635 | $1,343,000 | 3.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $351 | $743,000 | 2.1 |
| OTHER | $158 | $334,000 | 0.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,202 | $4,660,000 | 13.1 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $9,899 | $20,947,000 | 59.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $16,753 | $35,450,000 | 100.0 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT | |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 20.3 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.9 |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 92.0 | 73.8 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 5.2 | 7.2 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 31.8 | 36.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,582 | $4,549,000 | 57.0 |
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| STUDENT | $200 | $163,000 | 2.0 |
| STAFF | $313 | $255,000 | 3.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $184 | $150,000 | 1.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $507 | $413,000 | 5.2 |
| OPERATION | $802 | $654,000 | 8.2 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $530 | $432,000 | 5.4 |
| OTHER | $240 | $196,000 | 2.5 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,777 | $2,263,000 | 28.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,438 | $1,172,000 | 14.7 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,796 | $7,984,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 20.3 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.9 |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 89.5 | 73.8 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.1 | 9.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 9.1 | 7.2 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 32.4 | 36.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,144 | $3,709,000 | 21.3 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $284 | $205,000 | 1.2 |
| STAFF | $416 | $300,000 | 1.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $137 | $99,000 | 0.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $336 | $242,000 | 1.4 |
| OPERATION | $682 | $492,000 | 2.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $677 | $488,000 | 2.8 |
| OTHER | $279 | $201,000 | 1.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,811 | $2,027,000 | 11.6 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $16,240 | $11,709,000 | 67.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $24,196 | $17,445,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 20.3 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.9 |
| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO MN* | COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
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| SINCE 1990 | 172.47% | 4.45% | 8 | 9 |
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