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Hackensack is a tiny town of 248 people in Cass County, Minnesota. It's about 98 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 148 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $620 a month.
248people
$177kTypical home
$620/moRent
80° / 19°Summer / winter
45"Snow
226Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 248
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 243 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 98 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,115/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BRD airport
- 154 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,371 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+33 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk