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Isle is a tiny town of 695 people in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It's about 54 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 82 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $791 a month.
695people
$238kTypical home
$791/moRent
79° / 20°Summer / winter
39"Snow
223Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 695
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 256 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,498/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,338 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BRD airport
- 88 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mille Lacs 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