IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Kasota, MN
Kasota is a tiny town of 554 people in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It's about 8 miles from Mankato, MN and 58 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $692 a month.
554people
$191kTypical home
$692/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
38"Snow
232Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
Is Kasota right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 554
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 446 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to Mankato, MN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,203/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MSP airport
- 55 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 760 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Le Sueur County: R+34 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