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Howard Lake is a small town of 1,832 people in Wright County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 39 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $911 a month.
1,832people
$274kTypical home
$911/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
42"Snow
238Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,832
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 989 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,725/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (253 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to STC airport
- 43 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 729 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wright County: R+29 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk