Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,524, platted in 1869. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Trash day: MondayThe best of Dassel’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 8 have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Dassel. Dassel is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns. Universal Laboratories Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dassel has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dassel beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Dassel Elementary | PK–4 | 364 |
Universal Laboratories BuildingWhere Dassel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Dassel is from typical.
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Census counts: 247 in 1880, 1,472 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dassel, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Dassel.
Most working residents leave Dassel for work: only 12% work in town. Dassel’s median household income is $60,000, below both the Minnesota town median ($90,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Dassel has added 262 jobs, to 1,039 in 2023.
| Dassel | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Dassel-Cokato Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dassel ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 364 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Dassel beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 28% of Dassel adults sleep under 7 hours, below both Minnesota’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (36%). 29% of Dassel adults feel lonely.
| Dassel | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Dassel | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.9% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.5% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Dassel home is worth about $274,000, up 6.6% in a year, 21% below the Minnesota typical home. The median rent in Dassel is $866 a month.
| Dassel | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $866 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dassel has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Dassel’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Dassel; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Dassel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Dassel ( DASS-əl) is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,472 at the 2020 census.
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Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($75,446 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.