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Finlayson is a tiny town of 267 people in Pine County, Minnesota. It's about 54 miles from Duluth, MN and 88 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $950 a month.
267people
$219kTypical home
$950/moRent
79° / 20°Summer / winter
51"Snow
223Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 267
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 111 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to Duluth, MN
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,384/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to DLH airport
- 93 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pine County: R+35 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk