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Sauk Centre is a small town of 4,621 people in Stearns County, Minnesota. It's about 40 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 98 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $843 a month.
4,621people
$226kTypical home
$843/moRent
80° / 19°Summer / winter
43"Snow
238Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,621
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,127 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 40 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,423/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Low property crime (881 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to STC airport
- 103 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 735 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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