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Proctor is a small town of 3,100 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 5 miles from Duluth, MN and 133 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,100people
$225kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
76° / 20°Summer / winter
75"Snow
223Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,100
- Part of a metro area
- About 922 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to Duluth, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,417/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 20°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,276 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DLH airport
- 137 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Louis County: D+14 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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