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Otsego is a small city of 22,245 people in Wright County, Minnesota. It's about 27 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $397k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,245people
$397kTypical home
$1,765/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
37"Snow
232Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,245
- Part of a metro area
- About 751 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 27 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,502/mo)
- Median rent $1,765/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" 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 35
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to STC airport
- 33 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 703 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 565 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 156 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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