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Hutchinson is a big small town of 14,680 people in McLeod County, Minnesota. It's about 45 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 54 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $940 a month.
14,680people
$230kTypical home
$940/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
45"Snow
239Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,680
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,731 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,448/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 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 (143 per 100k)
- Low property crime (978 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to STC airport
- 57 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 748 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLeod County: R+38 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