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Cottonwood is a small town of 1,061 people in Lyon County, Minnesota. It's about 89 miles from Mankato, MN and 120 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $732 a month.
1,061people
$176kTypical home
$732/moRent
84° / 24°Summer / winter
46"Snow
238Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,061
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,059 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 89 mi to Mankato, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,111/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (349 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to ATY airport
- 122 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 810 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyon County: R+32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.