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SheetMN-WINONA-MN · Winona, MN 25,998 pop · income 29th pct · 13 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Winona
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Winona on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Haltom City · lowest
56,156
Haltom City · lowest
56,156 median HH income
40.7% of the leader · rank #1
Allen · near
56,157
Allen · near
56,157 median HH income
40.7% of the leader · rank #2
Fairview · near
56,159
Fairview · near
56,159 median HH income
40.7% of the leader · rank #3
Ocean · near
56,160
Ocean · near
56,160 median HH income
40.7% of the leader · rank #4
Winona · this city
56,163
Winona · this city
56,163 median HH income
40.7% of the leader · rank #5
Anamosa · near
56,167
Anamosa · near
56,167 median HH income
40.7% of the leader · rank #6
Chanhassen · highest
138,034
Chanhassen · highest
138,034 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Winona on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 25,998.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Winona - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Winona lands in the 29th percentile for household income and the 23rd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
29th
percentile, household income
41st
percentile, home value
36th
percentile, median rent
23rd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Winona, MN
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 25,998 residents in Winona, a small city within Minnesota. Median household income here is $56,163 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.3%. Typical homes in Winona are valued around $193,500, and the median resident age is 31.6 years. Educational attainment runs 34.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 64.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 10 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 77% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 2484.2 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 48.8°F.
Minnesota tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 98.6 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,125 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Minnesota's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). Commute times here average 13.1 minutes, with 72.7% driving alone and 8.9% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 42.4 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Winona's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from climate and hazard context to schools and households to comparison shortlist to within-city variation to work and mobility to population change to housing and income to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Winona, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, commute-mode shares.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
What physical conditions frame life in Winona?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 48.8°F. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Minnesota is 42.4 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
The NCES join finds 12 public schools within the city match. 34.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Winona?
Within Minnesota, the closest population matches are Chanhassen (26,001 residents, $138,034 income); Austin (26,167 residents, $66,488 income); Elk River (26,367 residents, $99,457 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Franklin, IN (25,999 residents); Mauldin, SC (25,985 residents); Cave Spring, VA (26,014 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
PlainCities matches 13 Census tracts to this city.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Winona?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 72.7%. The reported mean trip to work is 13.1 minutes.
Public transit
1.5%
Work from home
8.9%
Drive alone
72.7%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 14,341 workers age 16+.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +549 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 10 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+2.1%
2025 estimate
26,530
2020 estimate
25,981
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
How far does income reach against housing in Winona?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$56,163
Home value
$193,500
Value / income
3.4×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Winona?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2484.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 9% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
2296.0
Violent rate
188.1
Total reported rate
2484.2
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Below median income · poverty 6.3% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
98.6 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Minnesota average
D
City profile score · Winona, MN
48/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B-
34.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate C
6.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime D
188 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living D
98.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$56,163
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Winona profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 66/100 (B-) · 34.8%
Poverty rate: 57/100 (C) · 6.3%
Violent crime: 49/100 (D) · 188 /100k
Cost of living: 46/100 (D) · 98.6 index
Household income: 29/100 (F) · $56,163
Where Winona sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Winona's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Winona highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Winona, MN (this city): home $193,500, crime 2,484/100k
Franklin, IN : home $212,500, crime 1,173/100k
Mauldin, SC : home $242,100, crime 1,600/100k
Norfolk, NE : home $199,100, crime 1,346/100k
Florence, AZ : home $322,600, crime 668/100k
Austin, MN : home $155,100, crime 1,793/100k
Elk River, MN : home $338,300, crime 1,096/100k
Owatonna, MN : home $234,600, crime 971/100k
Rosemount, MN : home $406,100, crime 556/100k
How does Winona compare to other US cities?
Here's how Winona stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income29% higher than other cities
Home value41% pricier than other cities
Median rent36% pricier than other cities
Safety23% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Minnesota, Winona ranks #201 of 229 Minnesota cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Winona against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Minnesota only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Minnesota-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Winona near the bottom of Minnesota's cities
Among the 785 Minnesota cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Winona ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Winona only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#583 of 775
25th percentile in Minnesota
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 785
0th percentile in Minnesota
Median Home Value
#331 of 774
57th percentile in Minnesota
Poverty Rate
#342 of 785
56th percentile in Minnesota
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#157 of 784
80th percentile in Minnesota
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Minnesota only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
29th percentile nationally for median household income · 23rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Winona's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Winona's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Winona's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$193,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 59% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Winona's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,764 of 15,516
More affordable than 44% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,440 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.4×, Winona sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,764 of 15,516 and #1,440 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$56,163Winona, MN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Winona, MN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Winona, MN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)34.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)64.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
25,998
Median Income
$56,163
Median Home Value
$193,500
Median Age
31.6
Poverty Rate
6.3%
Labor force participation
64.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
34.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2484.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
188.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2296.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
48.8°F
Annual Precipitation
N/A
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Schools
Total Schools
12
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Winona's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
25,981 residents
2021
25,998 residents
2022
26,110 residents
2023
26,126 residents
2024
26,480 residents
2025
26,530 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
10
housing units authorized
Single-Family
6
detached homes
Multifamily
4
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.4
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
44
8
36
$4.3M
2020
29
6
23
$7.6M
2021
49
6
43
$10.2M
2022
5
2
3
$1.1M
2023
76
5
71
$10.5M
2024
10
6
4
$3.4M
Permit volume decreased 77% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
13.1 minutes
Drive Alone
72.7%
Carpool
5.8%
Public Transit
1.5%
Walk
9.1%
Work from Home
8.9%
Other
2.0%
Based on 14,341 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Minnesota statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Minnesota at $225 (electricity about $95 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Minnesota statewide averages, not a meter reading for Winona. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Minnesota's BEA cost-of-living index is 98.6 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Winona is $1,125/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Minnesota statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 42.4 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Minnesota statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Winona sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Winona compares to similar-size Minnesota cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.