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Country around Isle is a rural area of about 2,788 people in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 84 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $814 a month.
2,788people
$247kTypical home
$814/moRent
79° / 19°Summer / winter
41"Snow
223Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,788 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 60 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,554/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (844 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BRD airport
- 90 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 54 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