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Bowlus is a tiny town of 278 people in Morrison County, Minnesota. It's about 23 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 81 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $765 a month.
278people
$159kTypical home
$765/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
51"Snow
238Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 278
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 217 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 23 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (867 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to STC airport
- 87 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 711 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morrison County: R+56 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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.