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Grand Meadow is a small town of 1,011 people in Mower County, Minnesota. It's about 22 miles from Rochester, MN and 93 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $786 a month.
1,011people
$188kTypical home
$786/moRent
79° / 21°Summer / winter
51"Snow
230Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,011
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,482 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Rochester, MN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,186/mo)
- Median rent $786/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 51" of snow a year
- 18 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 (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to RST airport
- 87 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.