North Branch.
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Minnesota·Chisago County
2 tracts·12K people·$322K median·324/mi²
White 90 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 2 · Asian 2 · Other 2 · Black 0
Married couple 48 · Living alone 28 · Other 25
Health 29 · Retail 27 · Manufacturing 22 · Leisure 10 · Professional 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Sales · office 22 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 16 · Production · transport 15
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in North Branch is $322,300 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
North Branch has 11,565 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.5; the population is 90.1% White, 4.0% Multiracial, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 1.5% Other and 0.1% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 18.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.7% (Census ACS).
Sunrise River Elementary School (51%) and Phoenix Academy Charter School (46%) lead the elementary schools; North Branch Area Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (37%); Distance Learning Academy Secondary (32%), North Branch Area High School (25%) and Norse Area Learning Center (1%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,308/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in North Branch is $90,456 a year, 5% above the US median (Census ACS).
In North Branch, median rent is $1,308/month and the median home value is $322,300 (Census ACS).
North Branch reported 0.5 violent crimes and 5.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 8°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 33 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in North Branch are strong wind (86), drought (85) and hail (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In North Branch, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).