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Finland is a tiny town of 257 people in Lake County, Minnesota. It's about 61 miles from Duluth, MN and 196 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $679 a month.
257people
$212kTypical home
$679/moRent
76° / 19°Summer / winter
94"Snow
189Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 257
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 38 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 61 mi to Duluth, MN
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,334/mo)
- Median rent $679/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (29 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 94" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to DLH airport
- 200 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 188 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,503 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: D+4 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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
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.