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Adams is a tiny town of 745 people in Mower County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from Rochester, MN and 100 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $823 a month.
745people
$171kTypical home
$823/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
48"Snow
230Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 745
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Rochester, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to RST airport
- 94 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 752 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mower County: R+11 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk