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Country around Bruno is a rural area of about 522 people in Pine County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Duluth, MN and 98 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $663 a month.
522people
$177kTypical home
$663/moRent
78° / 19°Summer / winter
64"Snow
223Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 522 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 39 mi to Duluth, MN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,116/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 19°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DLH airport
- 103 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pine County: R+35 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk