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Country around Canyon is a rural area of about 287 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Duluth, MN and 151 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $1k a month.
287people
$317kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
77° / 18°Summer / winter
76"Snow
213Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 287 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to Duluth, MN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$2,002/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 76" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 83 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 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to DLH airport
- 156 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,375 ft
- 583 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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.