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Garrison is a tiny town of 156 people in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It's about 56 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 96 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $925 a month.
156people
$307kTypical home
$925/moRent
80° / 20°Summer / winter
41"Snow
223Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 156
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 149 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 56 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,935/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (700 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BRD airport
- 102 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,263 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crow Wing County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.