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Nashwauk is a tiny town of 926 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 64 miles from Duluth, MN and 167 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $688 a month.
926people
$112kTypical home
$688/moRent
77° / 17°Summer / winter
60"Snow
213Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 926
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 61 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 64 mi to Duluth, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 79 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (335 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to HIB airport
- 173 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,496 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
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