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Red Wing is a small city of 16,758 people in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It's about 40 miles from Rochester, MN and 42 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $969 a month.
16,758people
$237kTypical home
$969/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
228Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,758
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 481 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 40 mi to Rochester, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,496/mo)
- Median rent $969/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,392 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MSP airport
- 37 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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