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Owatonna is a small city of 26,498 people in Steele County, Minnesota. It's about 37 miles from Mankato, MN and 60 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,498people
$245kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
44"Snow
232Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,498
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,747 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Mankato, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,546/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (605 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to RST airport
- 54 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 743 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Steele County: R+25 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk