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Danvers is a tiny town of 126 people in Swift County, Minnesota. It's about 79 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 123 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $920 a month.
126people
$162kTypical home
$920/moRent
84° / 22°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 181 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 79 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,018/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°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
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to ATY airport
- 127 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 785 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Swift County: R+34 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
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.