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Country around Cotton is a rural area of about 707 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Duluth, MN and 158 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
707people
$227kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
78° / 18°Summer / winter
73"Snow
213Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 707 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 29 mi to Duluth, MN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,429/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 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 59
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to DLH airport
- 163 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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.