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Brook Park is a tiny town of 143 people in Pine County, Minnesota. It's about 60 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 69 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $1k a month.
143people
$105kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
79° / 20°Summer / winter
46"Snow
232Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 144 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 60 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$660/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 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 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to STC airport
- 74 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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.