2010 · Luce Line Bike-Walk Trail, Cosmos MN - Lake Thompsom - panoramio (1) · Wikimedia Commons
Cosmos’s story
Cosmos in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
CosmosMN
A town of 536.
Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
536
residents
Median home value
$106K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
47.1
years
Jobs based here
69
A commuter town
Small town
536 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cosmos. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Cosmos
Most working residents leave Cosmos for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Willmar (14%), Litchfield (13%) and Hutchinson (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Cosmos2%
Willmar14%
Litchfield13%
Hutchinson6%
Grove City5%
21 mi
median commute distance
69
jobs based in Cosmos
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Cosmos has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter8–25°
Spring34–54°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–57°
Oct 8
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Cosmos is
Cosmos beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Cosmos | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.4% |
| More smokers | 17.8% | 13.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.6% | 5.9% |
Hutchinson Health
15.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
Cosmos’s public schools outperform 59% of Minnesota districts
The public schools Cosmos’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
BSchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWWC ELC - Cosmos | K–12 | 39 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors
5.3% of Cosmos is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
5.3%conserved
5.3%
conserved · 34 of 636 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cosmos Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Cosmos for work
Where Cosmos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
69jobs based in Cosmos
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Cosmos
City in Minnesota, United States
Cosmos is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Fork of the Crow River. The population was 507 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 507
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,112 ft
- ZIP code
- 56228
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