Housing data for Good Thunder, MN
Good Thunder, MN has an estimated 456 residents and 239 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Blue Earth County.
11.4% of households rent.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−19.1%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 456 (±73)
- Housing units
- 239 (±52)
- Households that rent
- 11.4%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −19.1%
What stands out in Good Thunder
Households that rent: 11.4% (±6.6 points) in Good Thunder, lower than in Blue Earth County (38.6%).
Average commute: 31.0 minutes (±5.7) in Good Thunder, higher than in Blue Earth County (16.8 minutes).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 7.2% (±10.7 points) in Good Thunder, lower than in Blue Earth County (23.2%).
Households without a vehicle: 0.9% (±1.1 points) in Good Thunder, lower than in Blue Earth County (6.6%).
Housing in Good Thunder at a glance
- Rent burden: 32.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 11.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $81,667 median household income
- Home values: $178,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,500 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,149 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 7.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 80.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 67.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 76.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 31.0 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −19.1% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 14.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Good Thunder against Blue Earth County, its state and the nation
| Good Thunder | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 456 (±73) | 69,871 (exact) | 5,739,445 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 239 (±52) | 29,864 (±67) | 2,545,030 (±1,535) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 11.4% (±6.6 points) | 38.6% (±1.6 points) | 27.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,123 (±$53) | $1,280 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $81,667 (±$22,244) | $74,477 (±$2,447) | $89,062 (±$409) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $178,700 (±$30,127) | $266,700 (±$6,335) | $329,300 (±$903) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,149 (±$549) | $2,601 (±$59) | $3,357 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 67.8% (±14.2 points) | 52.2% (±2.5 points) | 52.1% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 31.0 minutes (±5.7) | 16.8 minutes (±0.6) | 22.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.0% (±7.2 points) | 88.9% (±1.3 points) | 91.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 52.2 years (±10.2) | 31.6 years (±0.2) | 38.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Good Thunder covers 0.6 square miles of land, about 727 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Good Thunder has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 564 (±76) | 456 (±73) | −19.1% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 245 (±34) | 239 (±52) | −2.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $117,200 (±$10,377) | $178,700 (±$30,127) | +52.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $56,964 (±$6,686) | $81,667 (±$22,244) | +43.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,147 (±$101) | $1,500 (±$207) | +30.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,869 (±$168) | $3,149 (±$549) | +68.5% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 24.1% (±8.7 points) | 11.4% (±6.6 points) | −12.7 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±27.5 points) | 0.0% (±45.1 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Blue Earth County
Good Thunder has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Blue Earth County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Blue Earth County recorded 217 violent and 1,563 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Good Thunder
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyra Township | 3.4 mi | — | $287,000 | 10.8% |
| Rapidan Township | 3.5 mi | $906 | $311,400 | 13.6% |
| Vernon Center | 5.7 mi | $950 | $143,300 | 15.9% |
| Beauford Township | 6.4 mi | — | $271,300 | 1.8% |
| Vernon Center Township | 6.5 mi | $1,347 | $293,800 | 14.3% |
| Decoria Township | 7.0 mi | $1,375 | $382,600 | 7.0% |
| Garden City Township | 7.3 mi | $933 | $280,900 | 12.0% |
| Sterling Township | 7.7 mi | — | $272,700 | 7.7% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Good Thunder, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,016 | $1,023 | $1,230 | $1,703 | $1,744 |
HUD income limits for Good Thunder, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $22,400 | $37,300 | $59,650 |
| 2 people | $25,600 | $42,600 | $68,200 |
| 3 people | $28,800 | $47,950 | $76,700 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $53,250 | $85,200 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $57,550 | $92,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $61,800 | $98,850 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $66,050 | $105,650 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $70,300 | $112,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Mankato, MN MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $106,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Good Thunder
What is the median household income in Good Thunder?
The median household income in Good Thunder is $81,667 (±$22,244) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Good Thunder, MN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $178,700 (±$30,127) for owner-occupied homes in Good Thunder (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Good Thunder?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Good Thunder, MN is $1,500 (±$207) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Good Thunder?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Good Thunder, MN is $3,149 (±$549) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Good Thunder?
Good Thunder, MN has an estimated 239 (±52) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Good Thunder?
67.8% of homes in Good Thunder, MN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Good Thunder growing?
In Good Thunder, the number of residents went from 564 in 2015–2019 to 456 in 2020–2024 (−19.1%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Good Thunder city, Minnesota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Good Thunder city, Minnesota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Good Thunder city, Minnesota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Good Thunder city, Minnesota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Good Thunder city, Minnesota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Good Thunder city, Minnesota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Good Thunder city, Minnesota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Mankato, MN MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Mankato, MN MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Good Thunder city, Minnesota (place:24506, in state:27).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .