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StanchfieldMN

A town of 1,071.

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Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0
Population
1,071
−3.4% since 2010
Typical home
$407K
+5.9% in a year
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
38.2
years
Jobs based here
145
A commuter town
Small town

1,071 people, and everyone knows the way

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Nearby towns
BrahamCambridgeGrass LakeMaple RidgeNesselBrunswickBrahamCambridgeGrass LakeMaple RidgeNesselBrunswickStanchfield

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Stanchfield

Most working residents leave Stanchfield for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Cambridge (16%), Braham (7%) and Minneapolis (5%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Stanchfield1%
Cambridge16%
Braham7%
Minneapolis5%
Isanti3%
28 mi
median commute distance
145
jobs based in Stanchfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Stanchfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–25°
Spring32–54°
Summer57–79°
Fall37–56°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Stanchfield home is worth about $407K

The typical Stanchfield home is worth about $407,000, up 5.9% in a year, 16% above the Minnesota typical home.

$407KZillow home value

Typical home value

Stanchfield$407K
Minnesota$351K
+5.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 57% of U.S. towns

Stanchfield beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
What stands outStanchfieldMN
More smokers17%13.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.4%8.9%
More adults with COPD6.9%5.4%
Cambridge Medical Center
7.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
27th
percentile among MN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2004
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.3% of Stanchfield is conserved land

0.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 72 of 21,766 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area—70
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Stanchfield for work

Where Stanchfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Cambridge Cambridge 16% 7% → Braham Braham 7% 5% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 5% 3% → Isanti Isanti 3% 3% → Edina Edina 3% 3% → Fridley Fridley 3% Stanchfield · 1% stay
145jobs based in Stanchfield
1%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka)Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge, Stanchfield, MN Circa 191019102010
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge, Stanchfield, MN Circa 1910. Drag to compare. · Wikimedia Commons
Stanchfield’s story

Stanchfield in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka)Stanchfield Township within Isanti CountyBar in
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About Stanchfield

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US

Stanchfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Stanchfield Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 103. Isanti County Roads 3 and 36 and State Highway 65 (MN 65) are three of the main routes in the community. The community is between Cambridge and Braham. Grandy is nearby. Trollin and Section lakes are nearby.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
103
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
942 ft
ZIP code
55080

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