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Willow River is a tiny town of 342 people in Pine County, Minnesota. It's about 45 miles from Duluth, MN and 96 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $743 a month.
342people
$206kTypical home
$743/moRent
80° / 20°Summer / winter
59"Snow
223Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 342
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Duluth, MN
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,301/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to DLH airport
- 102 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pine County: R+35 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk