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Alexandria is a big small town of 14,735 people in Douglas County, Minnesota. It's about 63 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 120 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $934 a month.
14,735people
$275kTypical home
$934/moRent
80° / 19°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,735
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 856 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 63 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,736/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to STC airport
- 125 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,424 ft
- 747 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Douglas County: R+35 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk