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Brooten is a tiny town of 602 people in Stearns County, Minnesota. It's about 46 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 97 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $661 a month.
602people
$144kTypical home
$661/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
46"Snow
238Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 602
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 379 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 46 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$908/mo)
- Median rent $661/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,556 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to STC airport
- 102 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 751 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 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
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stearns County: R+27 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk