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WabassoMN

A town of 603. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.

Population
603
+6.2% since 2010
Median home value
$110K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
45.5
years
Jobs based here
412
Balanced

What makes Wabasso stand out

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Small town

603 people, and everyone knows the way

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Schools

Wabasso’s public schools outperform 68% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Wabasso’s kids attend outperform 68% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Wabasso ElementaryPK–6167B
St. Anne School PrivatePK–6101
Wabasso Secondary7–12237B−
Wabasso Learn Center Credit Recover9–12—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state testsAll 4 schools →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Wabasso has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–27°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in eight working residents works right in Wabasso

Most working residents leave Wabasso for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Redwood Falls (24%), Marshall (6%) and Belview (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

13%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wabasso13%
Redwood Falls24%
Marshall6%
Belview6%
Paxton4%
14 mi
median commute distance
412
jobs based in Wabasso
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Wabasso is

Wabasso beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better27 too close to call4 worse
What stands outWabassoMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.2%76.1%
More adults with heart disease7.8%5.9%
Centracare - Redwood
11.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
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 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Wabasso is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Wabasso: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 541 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Wabasso City Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

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