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Bellechester is a tiny town of 227 people in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It's about 25 miles from Rochester, MN and 55 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $940 a month.
227people
$196kTypical home
$940/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
41"Snow
228Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 227
- Part of a metro area
- About 718 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 25 mi to Rochester, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,238/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (801 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to RST airport
- 50 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goodhue County: R+17 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk