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Fountain is a tiny town of 493 people in Fillmore County, Minnesota. It's about 25 miles from Rochester, MN and 101 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $630 a month.
493people
$185kTypical home
$630/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
230Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- Part of a metro area
- About 496 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 25 mi to Rochester, MN
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,169/mo)
- Median rent $630/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to RST airport
- 95 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 723 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% 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
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fillmore County: R+26 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