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Dodge Center is a small town of 2,880 people in Dodge County, Minnesota. It's about 19 miles from Rochester, MN and 68 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 $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,880people
$198kTypical home
$1,012/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
46"Snow
228Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,880
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,194 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 19 mi to Rochester, MN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,246/mo)
- Median rent $1,012/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RST airport
- 62 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dodge County: R+32 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