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North Branch is a big small town of 11,565 people in Chisago County, Minnesota. It's about 41 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,565people
$322kTypical home
$1,308/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,565
- Part of a metro area
- About 310 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 41 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,032/mo)
- Median rent $1,308/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (261 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MSP airport
- 45 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 668 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chisago County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk