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Princeton is a big small town of 5,274 people in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. It's about 28 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 45 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $991 a month.
5,274people
$219kTypical home
$991/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
50"Snow
232Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,274
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,069 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,379/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (848 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to STC airport
- 51 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 981 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mille Lacs County: R+41 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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