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Wabasso is a tiny town of 603 people in Redwood County, Minnesota. It's about 65 miles from Mankato, MN and 105 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $637 a month.
603people
$110kTypical home
$637/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
238Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 603
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 709 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Mankato, MN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $637/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 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 (111 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (476 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 93 mi to FSD airport
- 105 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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