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Sandstone is a small town of 2,482 people in Pine County, Minnesota. It's about 57 miles from Duluth, MN and 83 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,482people
$166kTypical home
$1,015/moRent
79° / 20°Summer / winter
50"Snow
223Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,482
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 472 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Duluth, MN
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $1,015/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to DLH airport
- 88 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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