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Northfield is a small city of 20,742 people in Rice County, Minnesota. It's about 35 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,742people
$329kTypical home
$1,103/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
42"Snow
232Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,742
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,428 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,077/mo)
- Median rent $1,103/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Low property crime (892 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MSP airport
- 29 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 724 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 283 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rice County: R+3 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk