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Silver Lake is a tiny town of 815 people in McLeod County, Minnesota. It's about 43 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 46 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $844 a month.
815people
$203kTypical home
$844/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
44"Snow
239Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 815
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,983 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 43 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,278/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to STC airport
- 48 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 741 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLeod County: R+38 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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