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Taylors Falls is a small town of 1,167 people in Chisago County, Minnesota. It's about 42 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,167people
$275kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
232Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,167
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 293 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 42 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,735/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MSP airport
- 45 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chisago County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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