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Kasson is a big small town of 7,050 people in Dodge County, Minnesota. It's about 13 miles from Rochester, MN and 69 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,050people
$285kTypical home
$1,113/moRent
80° / 22°Summer / winter
47"Snow
228Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,050
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,013 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 13 mi to Rochester, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,798/mo)
- Median rent $1,113/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (431 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to RST airport
- 63 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,273 ft
- 729 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dodge County: R+32 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