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Mahtowa is a tiny town of 428 people in Carlton County, Minnesota. It's about 28 miles from Duluth, MN and 114 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
428people
$273kTypical home
$1,009/moRent
79° / 19°Summer / winter
67"Snow
223Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 428
- Part of a metro area
- About 40 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Duluth, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,724/mo)
- Median rent $1,009/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DLH airport
- 119 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carlton County: R+3 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.