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Country around Hill City is a rural area of about 1,374 people in Itasca County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Duluth, MN and 141 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $765 a month.
1,374people
$201kTypical home
$765/moRent
79° / 19°Summer / winter
54"Snow
223Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,374 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 71 mi to Duluth, MN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,269/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to HIB airport
- 147 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,332 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk