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Lonsdale is a small town of 4,896 people in Rice County, Minnesota. It's about 34 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $906 a month.
4,896people
$357kTypical home
$906/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
41"Snow
232Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,896
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,877 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $357k (≈$2,251/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (295 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MSP airport
- 30 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 732 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rice County: R+3 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