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Brownsville is a tiny town of 609 people in Houston County, Minnesota. It's about 9 miles from La Crosse, WI and 131 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $570 a month.
609people
$174kTypical home
$570/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 609
- Part of a metro area
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,098/mo)
- Median rent $570/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LSE airport
- 126 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 84 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houston County: R+17 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk