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Goodhue is a small town of 1,074 people in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It's about 28 miles from Rochester, MN and 50 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $936 a month.
1,074people
$244kTypical home
$936/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
228Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,074
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 976 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Rochester, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,536/mo)
- Median rent $936/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (801 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to RST airport
- 44 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goodhue County: R+17 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