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Country around Palisade is a rural area of about 967 people in Aitkin County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Duluth, MN and 126 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $850 a month.
967people
$223kTypical home
$850/moRent
79° / 19°Summer / winter
47"Snow
223Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 967 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 68 mi to Duluth, MN
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,407/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (934 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 12% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BRD airport
- 132 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,270 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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