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Zumbrota is a small town of 3,914 people in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It's about 22 miles from Rochester, MN and 55 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 $249k and rent runs about $834 a month.
3,914people
$249kTypical home
$834/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
228Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,914
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,369 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Rochester, MN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,572/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (493 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RST airport
- 49 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Goodhue County: R+17 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