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Winton is a tiny town of 124 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 81 miles from Duluth, MN and 216 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $638 a month.
124people
$93kTypical home
$638/moRent
78° / 16°Summer / winter
65"Snow
189Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 124
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,016 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 81 mi to Duluth, MN
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$583/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (29 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 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 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to HIB airport
- 221 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 197 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 76 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