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Squaw Lake is a tiny town of 104 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 111 miles from Duluth, MN and 188 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $832 a month.
104people
$203kTypical home
$832/moRent
77° / 17°Summer / winter
42"Snow
227Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 104
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 128 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 111 mi to Duluth, MN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,282/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to HIB airport
- 194 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,312 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.