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Country around Britt is a rural area of about 1,362 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Duluth, MN and 188 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,362people
$280kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
77° / 16°Summer / winter
67"Snow
213Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,362 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 66 mi to Duluth, MN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,768/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 82 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,883 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HIB airport
- 193 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 158 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,440 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 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
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.