IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Brownsdale, MN
Brownsdale is a tiny town of 850 people in Mower County, Minnesota. It's about 27 miles from Rochester, MN and 87 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $739 a month.
850people
$149kTypical home
$739/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
46"Snow
230Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
Is Brownsdale right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 850
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,063 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 27 mi to Rochester, MN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 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 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to RST airport
- 81 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,276 ft
- 748 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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