Living in Riverton, MN
Riverton is a tiny town of 145 people in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It's about 65 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 110 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $730 a month.
145people
$121kTypical home
$730/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
45"Snow
226Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 145
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (700 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BRD airport
- 116 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 60 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crow Wing County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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