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Clearwater is a small town of 1,970 people in Wright County, Minnesota. It's about 10 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 49 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,970people
$272kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,970
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,102 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 10 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,714/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to STC airport
- 54 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 713 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 202 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wright County: R+29 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk