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St. Francis is a big small town of 8,372 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 30 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,372people
$328kTypical home
$1,287/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
56"Snow
232Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,372
- Part of a metro area
- About 359 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 30 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,066/mo)
- Median rent $1,287/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (600 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to STC airport
- 36 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 462 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anoka County: R+4 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk