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Luverne vs Windom

57 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8.8× in Windom).

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Luverne, MNHomes around $259KMinnesota · 4,925 people
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Windom, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 4,799 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Luverne

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Luverne$1,540/mo
Typical home $259K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $639/mo · Housing →
Windom$1,110/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Luverne and Windom.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Luverne places higher on 15 of 20 MN lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
LuverneWindom
Snow a year35″44″
January low6°F8°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)156d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th68th
Outdoors & history
LuverneWindom
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land6.1%5.6%
Settled—1871
National Register places91
Community
LuverneWindom
Library hours a week49 hrs46 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

57 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Luverne ↔ Windom57 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

LuverneWindom
People
Population 4,925Highest 4,799Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.2%Highest MN: +7.6% +3.3%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 41.3±2.8Highest 6% above MN 38.9±6.4Lowest about the MN average
Luverne and Windom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.7%±2.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 23.7%±3.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Windom and Luverne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.2%±3.2Highest MN: 17.3% 22.9%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Luverne and Windom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 26%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.9Highest MN: 5.8% 1.6%±0.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,366±$6kLowest 28% below MN $74,899±$15kHighest 16% below MN
Windom and Luverne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $208,000±$28kHighest 37% below MN $169,700±$13kLowest 48% below MN
Luverne and Windom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $639±$80Lowest 50% below MN $806±$103Highest 37% below MN
Windom and Luverne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,763Lowest 47% below MN $1,883Highest 44% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.3%±11.8Highest MN: 48.1% 26.8%±9.9Lowest MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 12.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 14.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 68.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 17 yrs older than MN 1967Highest 12 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 30% below MN 13 minLowest 44% below MN
Work from home 10.4%±3.3Highest MN: 17.6% 7.9%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Luverne and Windom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 38.8%Highest 32.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Lowest 1.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (15%)Mountain Lake Township (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WindomFew work in Luverne
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Highest 5.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 4.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.4Highest 54.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #68 of 230 in MN#176 of 230 in MN
School district LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTRegion 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop · Windom Public School District
High school in town Luverne Senior HighWindom Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school 13.0Lowest 14.2Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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