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Hibbing is a small city of 16,057 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 57 miles from Duluth, MN and 169 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $833 a month.
16,057people
$130kTypical home
$833/moRent
76° / 16°Summer / winter
60"Snow
213Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,057
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 88 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Duluth, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$821/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 82 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (747 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to HIB airport
- 174 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,503 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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