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Country around Appleton is a rural area of about 2,113 people in Swift County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 135 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $752 a month.
2,113people
$103kTypical home
$752/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
48"Snow
241Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,113 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 91 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$648/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to ATY airport
- 138 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 796 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Swift County: R+34 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk