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Hermantown is a big small town of 10,218 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 5 miles from Duluth, MN and 136 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,218people
$382kTypical home
$1,463/moRent
77° / 19°Summer / winter
87"Snow
223Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,218
- Part of a metro area
- About 297 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to Duluth, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,463/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 19°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,017 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to DLH airport
- 141 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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