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St. Charles is a small town of 4,037 people in Winona County, Minnesota. It's about 21 miles from Rochester, MN and 91 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,037people
$257kTypical home
$1,001/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
230Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,037
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,060 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 21 mi to Rochester, MN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,618/mo)
- Median rent $1,001/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 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
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,260 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to RST airport
- 85 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 709 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winona County: R+5 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