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Living in Country around Pennock, MN

Country around Pennock is a rural area of about 1,126 people in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 94 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,126people
$232kTypical home
$1,050/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
93Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Rural — about 1,126 people spread over the area
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 18 people per sq mi
  • 94 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 53 mi to St. Cloud, MN
  • 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $232k (≈$1,461/mo)
  • Median rent $1,050/mo
  • Median household income $84k
  • Property tax about 1.0% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 20°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
  • 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
  • 127 cloudy days a year
  • 37 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 93 days a year with rain or snow
  • 47" of snow a year
  • 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 66 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (783 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 36
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 20% are 65 or older
  • 23% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 20 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 58 mi to STC airport
  • 98 mi to MSP (major hub)
  • 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 89% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1974
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 1,102 ft
  • 765 mi to the ocean
  • 80 mi to a big lake
  • 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 43 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 8 mi to the nearest campground
  • 9 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 45 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 22% of Minnesota districts (reading)
  • 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 9 mi to the nearest vet
  • 9 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 14 congregations per 10k people
  • 7 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Kandiyohi County: R+31 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

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