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St. John's University is a small town of 1,580 people in Stearns County, Minnesota. It's about 11 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 69 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,580people
$273kTypical home
$1,068/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
57"Snow
238Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,580
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,416 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 11 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,724/mo)
- Median rent $1,068/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,556 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 60% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 69% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 44% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to STC airport
- 75 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
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.