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Map of Hermantown: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.9%415 of 21,845 acres
Trails7.1 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves541 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Hermantown

City in Minnesota, United States
1975Established
10,221Population
34.4 sq miArea
1,362 ftElevation

Hermantown is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 10,221 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Duluth, it was at one point the county's only city to grow in population, as much of the area's residential and commercial expansion occurred there. Hermantown is near the tip of Lake Superior. The eastern part of Hermantown has an appearance typical of a lower-density bedroom community, with large, leafy lots and occasional subdivisions. The car-oriented "Miller Hill area", or Miller Trunk Corridor of Duluth, has sprawled well past the city boundary line into this part of Hermantown. The western part of Hermantown is more rural, reminiscent of the city's past agricu…

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Housing in Hermantown

$433K▲ 6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hermantown home is worth about $433,000, up 6% in a year, 23% above the Minnesota typical home.

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Safety in Hermantown

C

Safety Grade C

Hermantown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Hermantown 0.5
Minnesota 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Hermantown 20.4
Minnesota 14.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Hermantown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#80Best public schoolsof 230 in MN
DistrictHermantown Community SchoolsSchools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MN. Ratings are from neighbors.

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