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Tower is a tiny town of 367 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 72 miles from Duluth, MN and 203 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $586 a month.
367people
$110kTypical home
$586/moRent
77° / 17°Summer / winter
69"Snow
213Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 367
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 126 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to Duluth, MN
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $586/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 94 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,883 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to HIB airport
- 208 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,522 ft
- 551 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Louis County: D+14 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk