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Country around Lamberton is a rural area of about 1,431 people in Redwood County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Mankato, MN and 111 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $788 a month.
1,431people
$130kTypical home
$788/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
46"Snow
238Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,431 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Mankato, MN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$819/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (476 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to FSD airport
- 111 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 812 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Redwood County: R+43 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