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Elgin is a small town of 1,116 people in Wabasha County, Minnesota. It's about 14 miles from Rochester, MN and 76 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $727 a month.
1,116people
$232kTypical home
$727/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
48"Snow
228Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,116
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,201 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to Rochester, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,464/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 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 (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (334 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RST airport
- 70 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,073 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wabasha County: R+28 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk