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Winsted is a small town of 2,181 people in McLeod County, Minnesota. It's about 38 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $834 a month.
2,181people
$202kTypical home
$834/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
42"Snow
239Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,181
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,153 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,273/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to STC airport
- 41 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLeod County: R+38 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk