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Rice is a small town of 2,085 people in Benton County, Minnesota. It's about 16 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 73 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,085people
$267kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
80° / 20°Summer / winter
52"Snow
238Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,085
- Part of a metro area
- About 366 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,681/mo)
- Median rent $1,144/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to STC airport
- 78 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+36 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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