Chisago County, Minnesota

Chisago County has a population of 57,991 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $351,900, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $99,400.

Home price
$351,900
Income
$99,400
Population
57,991
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$351,900county
Median gross rent$1,186county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198034.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,350county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,709county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,405county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,262county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$99,400county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate6.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.2%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government12.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.6%county
Economic output per resident$38,657county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.07%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport18054481county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station36 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.9%county
Traffic deaths31.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.9%county
Public schools in the county20county
Public school enrollment7419county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible26.5%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians49county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.0%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population57,991county
Land area in square miles415county
People per square mile of land140.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store34.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person22.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents85county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in1,797county
Households that moved away1,715county
Average income of arriving households$69,252county
Average income of departing households$63,535county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year240county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.7%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.7 incounty
Annual snowfall47.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing157 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days147 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$105county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.9¢county
Household electricity use772 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas67.2%county
Homes heated by propane16.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood3.0%county
Households with broadband92.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk55.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk35.2county
Landslide risk44.9county
Hail risk76.3county
Earthquake risk4.4county
Tornado risk64.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk39.1county
Winter weather risk42.8county
Strong wind risk76.8county
Wildfire risk65.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Chisago County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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