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Oronoco is a small town of 1,679 people in Olmsted County, Minnesota. It's about 10 miles from Rochester, MN and 66 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $505k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,679people
$505kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
228Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,679
- Part of a metro area
- About 573 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 10 mi to Rochester, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $505k (≈$3,185/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,186 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RST airport
- 60 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 984 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Olmsted County: D+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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk