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Lutsen is a tiny town of 222 people in Cook County, Minnesota. It's about 92 miles from Duluth, MN and 224 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $948 a month.
222people
$377kTypical home
$948/moRent
73° / 17°Summer / winter
63"Snow
189Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 222
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 21 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 92 mi to Duluth, MN
- 92 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,375/mo)
- Median rent $948/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (29 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 84 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (515 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 13% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to DLH airport
- 228 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,371 ft
- 493 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: D+35 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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.