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Mapleview is a tiny town of 110 people in Mower County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from Rochester, MN and 89 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $755 a month.
110people
$77kTypical home
$755/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
230Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 110
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 595 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Rochester, MN
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$484/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RST airport
- 83 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,201 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mower County: R+11 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.