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Country around Ostrander is a rural area of about 520 people in Fillmore County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Rochester, MN and 102 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $779 a month.
520people
$172kTypical home
$779/moRent
80° / 21°Summer / winter
50"Snow
230Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 520 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Rochester, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,086/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 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 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RST airport
- 96 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,342 ft
- 741 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.