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Foreston is a tiny town of 757 people in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It's about 26 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 57 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $1k a month.
757people
$254kTypical home
$1,278/moRent
80° / 21°Summer / winter
49"Snow
232Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 757
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 529 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 26 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,599/mo)
- Median rent $1,278/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (844 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to STC airport
- 63 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 687 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mille Lacs County: R+41 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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