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Country around Storden is a rural area of about 352 people in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Mankato, MN and 120 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $979 a month.
352people
$104kTypical home
$979/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
46"Snow
238Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 352 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 67 mi to Mankato, MN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$657/mo)
- Median rent $979/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (428 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to FSD airport
- 119 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,421 ft
- 822 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cottonwood County: R+41 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