Audubon City is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, home to about 388 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56511.
Homes sold for a median of $261 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population388517 per sq mi
Median home value$207,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$261Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Audubon City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Audubon City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)191 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN186 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL538 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Audubon City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Audubon City had 560 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.
It’s the 1271st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Becker County grew from 14,375 residents in 1900 to 35,183 in 2020.
Becker County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -4°F. About 29.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Detroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Becker County
10,874 jobs at 956 businesses in Becker County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Audubon City.
Nearest hospitals
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit LakesGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Detroit Lakes7.8 miles
Perham HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Perham26.9 miles
Essentia Health AdaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ada38.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Audubon City
Parks (1 nearby)
Falcon Park · 6 acres0.6 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lake Park Audubon School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lake Park Audubon ElementaryAudubon
Pre-K–5
275
Public
0.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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