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Palisade is a tiny town of 148 people in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It's about 64 miles from Duluth, MN and 121 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $869 a month.
148people
$87kTypical home
$869/moRent
78° / 19°Summer / winter
48"Snow
223Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 148
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 216 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 64 mi to Duluth, MN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$547/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 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 (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (934 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 15% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BRD airport
- 127 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,234 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 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
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.