HermantownMN
A town of 10,110, settled in 1975. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Is Hermantown a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hermantown grades B overall, ranked 190th of 271 in Minnesota. Its schools outperform 89% of the state's and it is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $425K for a typical one and 5.9 times the Duluth metro’s $72K median household income. Only 38 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score higher on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Keene Creek Park, at 78 acres. On history, just 22 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse.
What makes Hermantown stand out
Where Hermantown beats most towns.
How Hermantown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Hermantown is from typical.
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Moving to Hermantown: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hermantown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hermantown.
Hermantown gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Duluth and other neighbors and is safe by national standards but not by Minnesota’s.
For schools, Hermantown earns an A
Its A is the best School Grade on its borders; Canosia Township (A−) is next. Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $425K.
Its public schools are run by the Hermantown Community Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hermantown Senior High, with 655 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermantown ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 731 | B+ |
| Hermantown Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 655 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
For health, Hermantown earns an A
20% of Hermantown adults binge drink, against 18% in Minnesota’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 15% of Hermantown adults report frequent mental distress. Hermantown beats the Minnesota average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Hermantown | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hermantown | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 11.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in Hermantown, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hermantown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime per resident in Hermantown is higher than in 67% of U.S. towns
At 26.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 80% of Minnesota’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 271 to 215 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Hermantown’s property crime rate is 20.4 per 1,000 residents, above both Minnesota’s towns (8.6) and U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Hermantown is 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Hermantown | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.4 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For cost of living, Hermantown earns a D
63.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.1% across Minnesota.
Hermantown’s median rent is $1,463 a month. Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026.
| Hermantown | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,463 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hermantown stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
The Duluth weather station records that 90 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Duluth weather station records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Only 4 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower July high than Hermantown. Hermantown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More than half of Hermantown’s working residents commute to Duluth
Hermantown has about as many jobs (4,579) as working residents, but only 552 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Hermantown for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Hermantown grew to 4,579 in 2023, 478 more than in 2013. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Hermantown.
| Hermantown | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 9.7% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hermantown has set aside 1.9% of its land for conservation
7.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Hermantown | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Keene Creek Park | — | 78 |
| 2. Fichtner Field | — | 17 |
| 3. Rose Road Fields | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
An age mix much like Minnesota’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Minnesota average. 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Hermantown | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 33% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.7 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3 points). Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 67% are men (MN 51%).
| Hermantown | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.6% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.8% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Lake Superior Railroad Museum and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hermantown. Close and well known come first.
7 mi MuseumLake Superior Railroad Museum
7 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Lakes Aquarium
7 mi MuseumDuluth Depot6 mi Zoo & aquariumLake Superior Zoo
9 mi MuseumFairlawn Mansion
8 mi MuseumLake Superior Maritime Visitor CenterPhoto credits
Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Hermantown
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hermantown
About 5 of every 100 Hermantown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Famous people from Hermantown
3 notable people were born in Hermantown.
About Hermantown
City in Minnesota, United States
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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- Established
- 1975
- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,362 ft
- Area code
- 218
Hermantown’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Hermantown.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermantown | #190 | B | D | C | A | A |
| Duluth | #253 | C | C | C− | B− | B+ |
| Solway Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Canosia Township | — | — | C | — | A− | A− |
Solway Township and Canosia Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Solway Township and Canosia Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hermantown with a neighbor →
Questions about Hermantown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hermantown, MN a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hermantown grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #190 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A for health, C for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Hermantown, MN expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
What is Hermantown, MN known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Dylan Samberg and Jerry Ujdur.