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La Crescent is a big small town of 5,251 people in Houston County, Minnesota. It's about 4 miles from La Crosse, WI and 125 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $889 a month.
5,251people
$272kTypical home
$889/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,251
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,561 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,718/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (10 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (290 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LSE airport
- 119 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 105 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houston County: R+17 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk