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Dexter is a tiny town of 350 people in Mower County, Minnesota. It's about 23 miles from Rochester, MN and 90 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 $186k and rent runs about $859 a month.
350people
$186kTypical home
$859/moRent
80° / 21°Summer / winter
50"Snow
230Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 350
- Part of a metro area
- About 249 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 23 mi to Rochester, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,172/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 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 (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to RST airport
- 84 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,408 ft
- 743 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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