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Shafer is a small town of 1,186 people in Chisago County, Minnesota. It's about 39 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $966 a month.
1,186people
$243kTypical home
$966/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,186
- Part of a metro area
- About 934 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 39 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,531/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 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 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MSP airport
- 42 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 203 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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