Warm-summer humid continental
Rush City, Minnesota
Chisago County, Minnesota · Population 3.3k · 919 ft elevation
Living in Rush City
Rush City has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 1°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rush City at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,693 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $199k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $881/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.20%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 459th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 1°F | 0.9″ | 10.8″ | 174 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 5°F | 0.9″ | 8.9″ | 201 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 18°F | 1.6″ | 8.4″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 31°F | 2.9″ | 3.5″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 54°F | 4.5″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 8.1″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 10°F | 1.4″ | 11.9″ | 120 hrs |
Near Rush City
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology