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Country around Hoffman is a rural area of about 1,115 people in Douglas County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 82 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 137 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $870 a month.
1,115people
$222kTypical home
$870/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
45"Snow
238Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,115 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 82 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,397/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (432 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to STC airport
- 142 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 767 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+35 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