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Cloquet is a big small town of 12,537 people in Carlton County, Minnesota. It's about 18 miles from Duluth, MN and 127 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,537people
$213kTypical home
$1,024/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
71"Snow
223Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,537
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 356 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 18 mi to Duluth, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,341/mo)
- Median rent $1,024/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 71" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (349 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DLH airport
- 132 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 600 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 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
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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