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Rock Creek is a small town of 1,748 people in Pine County, Minnesota. It's about 58 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $872 a month.
1,748people
$318kTypical home
$872/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
50"Snow
232Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,748
- Part of a metro area
- About 41 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 58 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,007/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 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 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to STC airport
- 63 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 935 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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