Warm-summer humid continental
Baxter, Minnesota
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · Population 8.8k · 1,201 ft elevation
Living in Baxter
Baxter has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around -2°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 14 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Baxter at a glance
- Population
- 8.8k
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,664 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $298k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,123/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.92%46th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%
- Violent crime rate
- 118 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,749 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°F | -2°F | 0.8″ | 10.0″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 25°F | 1°F | 0.8″ | 8.3″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 9.2″ | 229 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 29°F | 2.5″ | 4.3″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 3.9″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 4.6″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 46°F | 3.0″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 0.7″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 38°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 5.7″ | 135 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 7°F | 1.0″ | 10.0″ | 112 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology