North Mankato, MN: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts North Mankato in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. North Mankato's sky is brighter than 66.9% 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 North Mankato is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Faribault, MN, roughly 39 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Faribault, 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 North Mankato compares nationally

North Mankato, MN has a population of about 14,142, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. North Mankato places 2,133 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.