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Cook is a tiny town of 423 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 78 miles from Duluth, MN and 200 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $535 a month.
423people
$105kTypical home
$535/moRent
77° / 16°Summer / winter
63"Snow
213Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 423
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 163 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 78 mi to Duluth, MN
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $535/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 88 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,883 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 20% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to HIB airport
- 206 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,316 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Louis County: D+14 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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