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Country around Rose Creek is a rural area of about 1,068 people in Mower County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Rochester, MN and 97 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $902 a month.
1,068people
$212kTypical home
$902/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
46"Snow
230Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,068 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Rochester, MN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,336/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 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 (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to RST airport
- 91 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,237 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mower County: R+11 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.