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St. Cloud is a mid-size city of 70,629 people in Stearns County, Minnesota. It's part of the St. Cloud, MN area. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
70,629people
$225kTypical home
$1,003/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
50"Snow
238Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 70,629
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,756 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- In the St. Cloud, MN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $1,003/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (349 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,464 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to STC airport
- 64 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 713 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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