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Aitkin is a small town of 2,323 people in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It's about 73 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 110 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $679 a month.
2,323people
$181kTypical home
$679/moRent
79° / 19°Summer / winter
43"Snow
223Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,323
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 785 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 73 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $679/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BRD airport
- 116 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,230 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aitkin County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk