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Donnelly is a tiny town of 277 people in Stevens County, Minnesota. It's about 90 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 143 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $1k a month.
277people
$100kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
44"Snow
241Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 90 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (914 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to ATY airport
- 147 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 779 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+27 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