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Montrose is a small town of 3,888 people in Wright County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,888people
$276kTypical home
$1,474/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
232Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,888
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,263 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,739/mo)
- Median rent $1,474/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 52% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to STC airport
- 36 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 723 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 305 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wright County: R+29 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