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Foley is a small town of 2,675 people in Benton County, Minnesota. It's about 16 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 58 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,675people
$204kTypical home
$1,041/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
49"Snow
232Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,675
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,042 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $1,041/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,247 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to STC airport
- 64 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+36 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk