New Ulm, MN: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts New Ulm in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. New Ulm's sky is brighter than 50.4% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far New Ulm is from a meaningfully darker sky

46 miles from New Ulm, straight-line, sits Fairmont, MN, the nearest city here with a darker sky than New Ulm's own suburban band.

Fairmont, MN is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How New Ulm compares nationally

New Ulm, MN has a population of about 13,970, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. New Ulm places 1,609 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.