Brownsdale is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, home to about 850 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55918.
Homes sold for a median of $104 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Brownsdale; also Red Rock and Waltham Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brownsdale. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)82 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rochester International Airport (RST)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN85 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL294 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brownsdale; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Brownsdale had 633 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 686th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Mower County grew from 22,335 residents in 1900 to 40,029 in 2020.
Mower County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 36.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Austin Waste Wtp Facility, MN weather station (7 miles away).
13,890 jobs at 800 businesses in Mower County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Red Rock, Waltham Township and Dexter Township.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.