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Kenyon is a small town of 1,824 people in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It's about 31 miles from Rochester, MN and 50 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $869 a month.
1,824people
$217kTypical home
$869/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
228Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,824
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 790 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Rochester, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (414 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RST airport
- 44 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,155 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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