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Fairhaven is a tiny town of 255 people in Stearns County, Minnesota. It's about 14 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 52 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
255people
$256kTypical home
$1,068/moRent
80° / 20°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 255
- Part of a metro area
- About 134 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,612/mo)
- Median rent $1,068/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,556 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to STC airport
- 57 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 723 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stearns 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.