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Floodwood is a tiny town of 497 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 38 miles from Duluth, MN and 136 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $653 a month.
497people
$92kTypical home
$653/moRent
77° / 18°Summer / winter
57"Snow
223Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 497
- Part of a metro area
- About 287 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Duluth, MN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$581/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,536 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to HIB airport
- 141 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Louis County: D+14 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