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Blooming Prairie is a small town of 1,843 people in Steele County, Minnesota. It's about 30 miles from Rochester, MN and 76 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 $161k and rent runs about $984 a month.
1,843people
$161kTypical home
$984/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
231Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,843
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,351 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 30 mi to Rochester, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $984/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 134 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
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (372 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RST airport
- 70 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 748 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Steele County: R+25 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.