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Living in St. Stephen, MN

St. Stephen is a tiny town of 694 people in Stearns County, Minnesota. It's about 13 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 71 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.

694people
$262kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
53"Snow
238Sunny days
103Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 694
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 186 people per sq mi
  • 71 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 13 mi to St. Cloud, MN
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $262k (≈$1,653/mo)
  • Median rent $1,180/mo
  • Median household income $105k
  • Property tax about 1.0% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 20°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
  • 53" of snow a year
  • 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 68 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 40
  • 31% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 24% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 8% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 15 mi to STC airport
  • 76 mi to MSP (major hub)
  • 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 88% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1987
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,224 ft
  • 710 mi to the ocean
  • 40 mi to a big lake
  • 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 25 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 16 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 38 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
  • 29 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 15% of Minnesota districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 10 mi to the nearest vet
  • 11 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 10 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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