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Hill City is a tiny town of 503 people in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It's about 71 miles from Duluth, MN and 141 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $522 a month.
503people
$162kTypical home
$522/moRent
79° / 19°Summer / winter
55"Snow
223Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 503
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 452 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 71 mi to Duluth, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $522/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (867 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 18% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to HIB airport
- 147 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,280 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aitkin County: R+31 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