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Country around Squaw Lake is a rural area of about 267 people in Itasca County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 114 miles from Duluth, MN and 185 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $765 a month.
267people
$186kTypical home
$765/moRent
78° / 18°Summer / winter
39"Snow
227Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 267 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 114 mi to Duluth, MN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,173/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to HIB airport
- 191 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.