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Westbrook is a tiny town of 792 people in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It's about 73 miles from Mankato, MN and 124 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $605 a month.
792people
$78kTypical home
$605/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 792
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,182 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 73 mi to Mankato, MN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$493/mo)
- Median rent $605/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (314 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to FSD airport
- 124 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,431 ft
- 826 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cottonwood County: R+41 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk