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Virginia is a big small town of 8,332 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 55 miles from Duluth, MN and 181 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $792 a month.
8,332people
$121kTypical home
$792/moRent
77° / 17°Summer / winter
70"Snow
213Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,332
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 444 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 55 mi to Duluth, MN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$761/mo)
- Median rent $792/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,215 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HIB airport
- 186 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,542 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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