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Country around Hillman is a rural area of about 1,636 people in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 77 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $290k and rent runs about $675 a month.
1,636people
$290kTypical home
$675/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
37"Snow
223Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,636 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $290k (≈$1,826/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (844 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BRD airport
- 83 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,335 ft
- 681 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mille Lacs County: R+41 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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