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Rockville is a small town of 2,452 people in Stearns County, Minnesota. It's about 8 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 62 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $815 a month.
2,452people
$366kTypical home
$815/moRent
80° / 20°Summer / winter
55"Snow
238Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,452
- Part of a metro area
- About 85 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,307/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,556 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to STC airport
- 67 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 721 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stearns County: R+27 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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