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Rush City is a small town of 3,295 people in Chisago County, Minnesota. It's about 52 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $983 a month.
3,295people
$233kTypical home
$983/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
48"Snow
232Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,295
- Part of a metro area
- About 775 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 52 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,470/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to STC airport
- 57 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chisago 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk