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Delano is a big small town of 6,942 people in Wright County, Minnesota. It's about 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $964 a month.
6,942people
$375kTypical home
$964/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,942
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,404 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 26 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,366/mo)
- Median rent $964/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MSP airport
- 30 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 665 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 190 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wright County: R+29 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk