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Country around Hancock is a rural area of about 1,832 people in Stevens County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 127 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $914 a month.
1,832people
$162kTypical home
$914/moRent
82° / 20°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,832 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 78 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (914 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to ATY airport
- 131 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 778 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+27 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk