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Carlton is a tiny town of 875 people in Carlton County, Minnesota. It's about 16 miles from Duluth, MN and 124 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $970 a month.
875people
$201kTypical home
$970/moRent
78° / 18°Summer / winter
72"Snow
223Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 875
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 230 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to Duluth, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,270/mo)
- Median rent $970/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DLH airport
- 128 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 600 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carlton County: R+3 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