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Lanesboro is a tiny town of 744 people in Fillmore County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from Rochester, MN and 107 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $518 a month.
744people
$213kTypical home
$518/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
43"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 744
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 491 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Rochester, MN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,344/mo)
- Median rent $518/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to RST airport
- 102 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 719 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fillmore County: R+26 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk