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Country around Wabasso is a rural area of about 1,147 people in Redwood County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Mankato, MN and 105 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $650 a month.
1,147people
$171kTypical home
$650/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
238Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,147 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 66 mi to Mankato, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,075/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 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 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 93 mi to FSD airport
- 105 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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