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Atwater is a small town of 1,203 people in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It's about 40 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 75 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $768 a month.
1,203people
$160kTypical home
$768/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,203
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,168 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 40 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,008/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (538 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to STC airport
- 78 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 753 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kandiyohi County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk