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Country around Altura is a rural area of about 1,171 people in Winona County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Rochester, MN and 86 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $850 a month.
1,171people
$259kTypical home
$850/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
42"Snow
226Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,171 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 26 mi to Rochester, MN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,634/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 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 (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,260 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to RST airport
- 81 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winona County: R+5 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