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Country around Dawson is a rural area of about 2,379 people in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 100 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 135 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $589 a month.
2,379people
$172kTypical home
$589/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
51"Snow
238Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,379 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 100 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,087/mo)
- Median rent $589/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (30 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to ATY airport
- 138 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 811 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lac qui Parle 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
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk