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Cromwell is a tiny town of 423 people in Carlton County, Minnesota. It's about 36 miles from Duluth, MN and 120 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $463 a month.
423people
$156kTypical home
$463/moRent
77° / 18°Summer / winter
60"Snow
223Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 423
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 230 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 36 mi to Duluth, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $463/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to DLH airport
- 125 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,316 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carlton County: R+3 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.