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Living in Biwabik, MN

Biwabik is a tiny town of 966 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 54 miles from Duluth, MN and 183 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $749 a month.

966people
$111kTypical home
$749/moRent
77° / 17°Summer / winter
72"Snow
213Sunny days
119Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 966
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 110 people per sq mi
  • 183 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 54 mi to Duluth, MN
  • 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
  • Median rent $749/mo
  • Median household income $68k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 5.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 77°F
  • Winter highs around 17°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
  • 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
  • 152 cloudy days a year
  • 45 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 119 days a year with rain or snow
  • 72" of snow a year
  • 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 89 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
  • About average property crime (1,883 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 45
  • 23% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 32% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 20 min
  • 10% walk or take transit to work
  • 25 mi to HIB airport
  • 189 mi to MSP (major hub)
  • 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 80% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1953
  • 91% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,457 ft
  • 564 mi to the ocean
  • 47 mi to a big lake
  • 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 3 mi to the nearest ski area
  • Campground in town
  • 10 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 8 bars within 25 mi
  • Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 3 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 52 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 9 mi to the nearest vet
  • 10 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 51 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • St. Louis County: D+14 in 2024
  • Minnesota: D+4 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Very 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

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