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Stillwater is a small city of 19,355 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 22 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $414k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,355people
$414kTypical home
$1,622/moRent
81° / 24°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,355
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,405 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,612/mo)
- Median rent $1,622/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (856 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MSP airport
- 23 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,334 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 156 bars within 25 mi
- 418 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 74 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+9 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk