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Country around Fort Ripley is a rural area of about 1,710 people in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 97 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,710people
$309kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
50"Snow
226Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,710 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,949/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (700 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BRD airport
- 103 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crow Wing County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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