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Sauk Rapids is a big small town of 13,852 people in Benton County, Minnesota. It's about 5 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 61 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $964 a month.
13,852people
$256kTypical home
$964/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
50"Snow
238Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,852
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,203 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,615/mo)
- Median rent $964/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k)
- Low property crime (961 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to STC airport
- 67 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 710 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+36 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk