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Lake City is a big small town of 5,034 people in Wabasha County, Minnesota. It's about 31 miles from Rochester, MN and 60 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $871 a month.
5,034people
$239kTypical home
$871/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
34"Snow
228Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,034
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,122 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Rochester, MN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,505/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (501 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to RST airport
- 55 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 693 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wabasha County: R+28 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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