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Cohasset is a small town of 2,703 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 79 miles from Duluth, MN and 159 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $827 a month.
2,703people
$331kTypical home
$827/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
56"Snow
213Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,703
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 98 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 79 mi to Duluth, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,084/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to HIB airport
- 165 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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