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OstranderMN

A town of 313. A typical home worth about $290K.

Population
313
residents
Typical home
$290K
+6.9% in a year
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
38.1
years
Jobs based here
41
A commuter town

What makes Ostrander stand out

The thing Ostrander does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

313 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ostrander

Most working residents leave Ostrander for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Rochester (40%), Spring Valley (17%) and Grand Meadow (5%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ostrander1%
Rochester40%
Spring Valley17%
Grand Meadow5%
Stewartville4%
28 mi
median commute distance
41
jobs based in Ostrander
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Ostrander has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°
Spring34–54°
Summer57–78°
Fall37–57°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Ostrander home is worth about $290K

The typical Ostrander home is worth about $290,000, up 6.9% in a year, 17% below the Minnesota typical home.

$290KZillow home value

Typical home value

Ostrander$290K
Minnesota$351K
+6.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Ostrander is

Ostrander beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better24 too close to call7 worse
What stands outOstranderMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.2%76.1%
More adults with heart disease8.2%5.9%
Regional Health Services of Howard County
22.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Ostrander for work

Where Ostrander’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

40% → Rochester Rochester 40% 17% → Spring Valley Spring Valley 17% 5% → Grand Meadow Grand Meadow 5% 4% → Stewartville Stewartville 4% 3% → Chatfield Chatfield 3% 3% → Grand Meadow Grand Meadow 3% Ostrander · 1% stay
41jobs based in Ostrander
1%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ostrander

City in Minnesota, United States

Ostrander ( ohst-RAND-ər) is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ostrander had a population of 231.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
231
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,345 ft
ZIP code
55961
Area code
507

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