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A town of 978. A typical home worth about $218K.

Population
978
+3.5% since 2010
Typical home
$218K
+8.9% in a year
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
34.9
years
Jobs based here
174
A commuter town

What makes Welcome stand out

The thing Welcome does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Small town

978 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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57°
Fog/Mist
H 63° · L 57°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Housing

A typical Welcome home is worth about $218K

The typical Welcome home is worth about $218,000, up 8.9% in a year, 38% below the Minnesota typical home.

$218KZillow home value

Typical home value

Welcome$218K
Minnesota$351K
+8.9%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Welcome

Most working residents leave Welcome for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Fairmont (31%), Mankato (9%) and Marshall (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Welcome5%
Fairmont31%
Mankato9%
Marshall4%
Sherburn3%
14 mi
median commute distance
174
jobs based in Welcome
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Welcome has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°
Spring35–56°
Summer59–80°
Fall38–59°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.1°
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 34% of U.S. communities.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Welcome is

Welcome 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 outWelcomeMN
More adults with COPD7.7%5.4%
More smokers17.8%13.1%
More adults who get no exercise29%22.3%
Mayo Clinic Health System - Fairmont
7.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Welcome is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 924 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Welcome Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Welcome for work

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

31% → Fairmont Fairmont 31% 9% → Mankato Mankato 9% 4% → Marshall Marshall 4% 3% → Sherburn Sherburn 3% 3% → Trimont Trimont 3% 3% → Blue Earth Blue Earth 3% Welcome · 5% stay
174jobs based in Welcome
5%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Welcome

City in Minnesota, United States

Welcome is a city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 710 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
710
Area
1.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,243 ft
ZIP code
56181
Area code
507

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