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Sartell is a small city of 19,758 people in Stearns County, Minnesota. It's about 7 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 64 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,758people
$297kTypical home
$1,275/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
53"Snow
238Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,758
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,891 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 7 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,875/mo)
- Median rent $1,275/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,022 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to STC airport
- 70 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 711 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 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
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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