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Austin is a small city of 26,358 people in Mower County, Minnesota. It's about 34 miles from Rochester, MN and 90 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $953 a month.
26,358people
$164kTypical home
$953/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
230Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,358
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,957 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Rochester, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,642 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to RST airport
- 84 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 755 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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