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Lake St. Croix Beach is a small town of 1,105 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 25 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,105people
$364kTypical home
$1,637/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
47"Snow
228Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,105
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,966 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 25 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,294/mo)
- Median rent $1,637/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MSP airport
- 23 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 687 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,074 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 135 bars within 25 mi
- 338 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+9 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
- Moderate 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.