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Cannon Falls is a small town of 4,227 people in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It's about 36 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,227people
$263kTypical home
$1,161/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
43"Snow
228Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,227
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 921 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,660/mo)
- Median rent $1,161/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Low property crime (888 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MSP airport
- 30 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 768 ft
- 711 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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