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Baxter is a big small town of 8,966 people in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It's about 57 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 107 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $324k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,966people
$324kTypical home
$1,154/moRent
80° / 20°Summer / winter
48"Snow
226Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,966
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 476 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $324k (≈$2,044/mo)
- Median rent $1,154/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,564 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BRD airport
- 113 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crow Wing County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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