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Country around Kensington is a rural area of about 759 people in Douglas County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 77 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 132 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 $252k and rent runs about $820 a month.
759people
$252kTypical home
$820/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
45"Snow
238Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 759 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 77 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,592/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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
- 99 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 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to STC airport
- 137 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 763 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 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