IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Pine Island, MN
Pine Island is a small town of 3,580 people in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It's about 15 miles from Rochester, MN and 62 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 $351k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,580people
$351kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
228Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
Is Pine Island right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 3,580
- Part of a metro area
- About 577 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to Rochester, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,210/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (801 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RST airport
- 55 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 991 ft
- 717 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goodhue County: R+17 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