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Calumet is a tiny town of 279 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 65 miles from Duluth, MN and 163 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $645 a month.
279people
$111kTypical home
$645/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
60"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 279
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 155 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Duluth, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$699/mo)
- Median rent $645/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to HIB airport
- 169 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,398 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 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
- Very 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.