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Keewatin is a small town of 1,215 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 62 miles from Duluth, MN and 169 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $932 a month.
1,215people
$87kTypical home
$932/moRent
77° / 17°Summer / winter
60"Snow
213Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,215
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 463 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 62 mi to Duluth, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$547/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 17°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
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (536 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HIB airport
- 174 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 598 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 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