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St. Michael is a small city of 20,010 people in Wright County, Minnesota. It's about 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $390k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,010people
$390kTypical home
$1,483/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
41"Snow
232Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,010
- Part of a metro area
- About 612 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 26 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $390k (≈$2,460/mo)
- Median rent $1,483/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to STC airport
- 32 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 948 ft
- 709 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 635 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wright County: R+29 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk