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La Prairie is a tiny town of 592 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 71 miles from Duluth, MN and 157 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $857 a month.
592people
$213kTypical home
$857/moRent
80° / 19°Summer / winter
60"Snow
213Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 592
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 358 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 71 mi to Duluth, MN
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,342/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to HIB airport
- 163 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.