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RollingstoneMN

A town of 620. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.

Population
620
+2.1% since 2010
Median home value
$239K
Census ACS
Household income
$93K
median
Median age
41.8
years
Jobs based here
76
A commuter town

What makes Rollingstone stand out

The 2 things Rollingstone does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

620 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rollingstone

Most working residents leave Rollingstone for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Winona (31%), Rochester (20%) and Goodview (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rollingstone0%
Winona31%
Rochester20%
Goodview6%
Altura3%
13 mi
median commute distance
76
jobs based in Rollingstone
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Rollingstone’s public schools outperform 33% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Rollingstone’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Rollingstone Community SchoolK–559Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Rollingstone has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–28°
Spring35–56°
Summer59–80°
Fall39–58°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
4
paid flood claims since 1998
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Rollingstone is

Rollingstone beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outRollingstoneMN
More adults who have had cancer9.7%8.5%
More adults with arthritis25.3%22.3%
Winona Health Services
10.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

Homes in Rollingstone sell for about $285K

The median sale price was $285,000 in May 2026.

$285Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Rollingstone is conserved land

1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 279 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 2.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rollingstone for work

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

31% → Winona Winona 31% 20% → Rochester Rochester 20% 6% → Goodview Goodview 6% 3% → Altura Altura 3% 3% → Lewiston Lewiston 3% 2% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 2% Rollingstone · 0% stay
76jobs based in Rollingstone
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

HolyTrinityRollingstoneMN
2009 · HolyTrinityRollingstoneMN · Wikimedia Commons
Rollingstone’s story

Rollingstone in pictures

7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.

Broadway and MainHouse inRollingstone Feed
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About Rollingstone

City in Minnesota, United States

Rollingstone is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 678 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
678
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
761 ft
ZIP code
55969
Area code
507

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