AlturaMN
A town of 463, settled in 1891.
Is Altura a good place to live?
Only 3 of the 257 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower rent at the middle of the market than Altura. Altura has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
463 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Altura: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Altura, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Altura.
Most of Altura’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Altura’s typical household income is $62,000, against $90,000 in Minnesota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Most people who work leave Altura to do it: just 4% work in town. The typical journey to work here is 21 minutes. Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Altura | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Altura is valued at about $244K
Altura: nine in ten households live in a home they own, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%. Home values are up 9% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Altura
Altura’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Altura: inland flooding
Households in Altura have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2007. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 68% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Altura is
In Altura, nearly one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. 73% of adults here had a checkup this year; 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| Altura | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Altura | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Altura
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Altura
About 1 of every 100 Altura residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
96% of working residents leave Altura for work
Where Altura’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Altura
City in Minnesota, United States
Altura ( al-TOOR-ə) is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 471 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,171 ft
- ZIP code
- 55910
- Area code
- 507
Questions about Altura
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Altura, MN a good place to live?
Altura has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.