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Isanti is a big small town of 7,210 people in Isanti County, Minnesota. It's about 37 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,210people
$291kTypical home
$1,256/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
48"Snow
232Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,210
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,416 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,833/mo)
- Median rent $1,256/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (383 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to STC airport
- 42 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 679 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Isanti County: R+41 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk