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About Clearwater
City in Minnesota, United StatesClearwater is a city in Stearns and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 1,922 at the 2020 census. Most of the city lies within Wright County. The Wright County portion of Clearwater is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion in Stearns County is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is situated between the Mississippi and Clearwater Rivers. Interstate 94 and Minnesota State Highway 24 are its two main thoroughfares. Clearwater is 12 miles south of St. Cloud, 16 miles northwest of Monticello, and 25 miles northwest of Buffalo.
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The median sale price was $315,000 in May 2026.
Health in Clearwater
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Minnesota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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