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Country around Cosmos is a rural area of about 922 people in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 69 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $697 a month.
922people
$152kTypical home
$697/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
41"Snow
239Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 922 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (783 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to STC airport
- 72 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 757 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kandiyohi County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk