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Cochrane is a tiny town of 516 people in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. It's about 35 miles from Rochester, MN and 87 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $731 a month.
516people
$140kTypical home
$731/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 516
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 667 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Rochester, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$881/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LSE airport
- 82 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 656 ft
- 688 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buffalo County: R+30 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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