Living in Askov, MN
Askov is a tiny town of 304 people in Pine County, Minnesota. It's about 51 miles from Duluth, MN and 88 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $612 a month.
304people
$153kTypical home
$612/moRent
79° / 20°Summer / winter
56"Snow
223Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 304
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 242 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 51 mi to Duluth, MN
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$963/mo)
- Median rent $612/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to DLH airport
- 93 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pine County: R+35 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.