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St. Croix Falls is a small town of 2,423 people in Polk County, Wisconsin. It's about 44 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $914 a month.
2,423people
$249kTypical home
$914/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
232Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,423
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 484 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 44 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,573/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k)
- Low property crime (978 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MSP airport
- 47 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+31 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
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