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Chatfield is a small town of 2,559 people in Fillmore County, Minnesota. It's about 19 miles from Rochester, MN and 94 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $748 a month.
2,559people
$242kTypical home
$748/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
48"Snow
230Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,559
- Part of a metro area
- About 988 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 19 mi to Rochester, MN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (7 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (20 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to RST airport
- 88 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 719 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fillmore County: R+26 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