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Country around Lanesboro is a rural area of about 1,923 people in Fillmore County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Rochester, MN and 109 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $575 a month.
1,923people
$277kTypical home
$575/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
224Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,923 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Rochester, MN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,749/mo)
- Median rent $575/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to RST airport
- 103 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 718 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fillmore County: R+26 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