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St. Joseph is a big small town of 7,021 people in Stearns County, Minnesota. It's about 7 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 65 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,021people
$238kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
56"Snow
238Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,021
- Part of a metro area
- About 756 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 7 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,499/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 29% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to STC airport
- 71 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 717 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 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
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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