MN area data
Swatara, MN
Swatara, MN.
Population: 271 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 429.3 (+3.3% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 98.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 41.0°F
- Average high
- 52.0°F
- Average low
- 30.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 32.8 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) (31 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $814
- Households with broadband internet
- 24.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,428
- Average weekly wage
- $878
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 132
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