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Redwood Falls is a big small town of 5,068 people in Redwood County, Minnesota. It's about 61 miles from Mankato, MN and 94 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $832 a month.
5,068people
$162kTypical home
$832/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,068
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 960 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 61 mi to Mankato, MN
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 13 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 (145 per 100k)
- Low property crime (947 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to STC airport
- 95 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 791 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Redwood County: R+43 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