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Lester Prairie is a small town of 1,898 people in McLeod County, Minnesota. It's about 38 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $688 a month.
1,898people
$237kTypical home
$688/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
45"Snow
239Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,898
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,892 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,497/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MSP airport
- 40 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 965 ft
- 736 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLeod County: R+38 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