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Windom is a small town of 4,799 people in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It's about 60 miles from Mankato, MN and 118 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $806 a month.
4,799people
$170kTypical home
$806/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
44"Snow
240Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,799
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,172 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 60 mi to Mankato, MN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,070/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (641 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to FSD airport
- 117 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 822 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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