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McGregor is a tiny town of 367 people in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It's about 56 miles from Duluth, MN and 114 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $591 a month.
367people
$114kTypical home
$591/moRent
78° / 19°Summer / winter
54"Snow
223Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 367
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 172 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 56 mi to Duluth, MN
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$721/mo)
- Median rent $591/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 17 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 (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (786 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BRD airport
- 120 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aitkin County: R+31 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.