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Country around Jacobson is a rural area of about 446 people in Aitkin County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Duluth, MN and 137 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $869 a month.
446people
$202kTypical home
$869/moRent
78° / 19°Summer / winter
58"Snow
223Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 446 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to Duluth, MN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,271/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (934 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 14% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to HIB airport
- 143 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,276 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 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
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aitkin County: R+31 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.