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Esko is a small town of 1,813 people in Carlton County, Minnesota. It's about 12 miles from Duluth, MN and 128 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,813people
$319kTypical home
$1,215/moRent
78° / 19°Summer / winter
73"Snow
223Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,813
- Part of a metro area
- About 373 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 12 mi to Duluth, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,010/mo)
- Median rent $1,215/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 19°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DLH airport
- 133 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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