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Nett Lake is a tiny town of 171 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 103 miles from Duluth, MN and 218 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $832 a month.
171people
$151kTypical home
$832/moRent
76° / 16°Summer / winter
63"Snow
203Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 171
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 103 mi to Duluth, MN
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 91 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,883 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to INL airport
- 224 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,332 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Louis County: D+14 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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.