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Pine City is a small town of 3,468 people in Pine County, Minnesota. It's about 62 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 62 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $680 a month.
3,468people
$187kTypical home
$680/moRent
80° / 21°Summer / winter
48"Snow
232Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,468
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 790 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 62 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,179/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to STC airport
- 68 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 945 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pine County: R+35 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk