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Spring Grove is a small town of 1,177 people in Houston County, Minnesota. It's about 28 miles from La Crosse, WI and 126 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $978 a month.
1,177people
$156kTypical home
$978/moRent
80° / 23°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,177
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,184 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to La Crosse, WI
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$984/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LSE airport
- 120 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,326 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houston County: R+17 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk