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City in Minnesota, United States

Harris

$384kMedian Home
280Sunny Days/yr
View on Map· Pop. 1k· Elev. 906 ftWikipedia

Harris is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Harris had a population of 1,111. There is a restaurant, a post office, a bar and grill, and tattoo shop, among other businesses. Interstate 35 serves as a main route for the community.Wikipedia

About the RegionGreat Lakes Midwest

The Great Lakes Midwest is undergoing a quiet, steady reassessment. Cities like Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo — long associated with industrial decline — have seen genuine neighborhood revivals driven by very low housing costs and incoming professional and creative workers. Chicago remains the undisputed anchor: a world-class city that, particularly in its residential neighborhoods, is underpriced relative to coastal equivalents. Minneapolis consistently ranks among the best-governed large cities in the country, with a walkable downtown and access to 10,000 lakes.

Winters are genuinely cold — lake-effect snow shapes life along the Great Lakes shores, and Minneapolis regularly logs the coldest temperatures of any major American city — but summers compensate with warmth and greenness that surprises transplants from the coasts. The economic base has diversified significantly: advanced manufacturing, major healthcare systems, agriculture tech, and financial services anchor the broader region, while university towns like Ann Arbor, Madison, and Bloomington punch well above their weight culturally.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$384k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$96k
Median annual
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Climate

Sunshine
280
sunny days per year
77% of the year
Comfort Score
70/100
Good
Rainfall
33"
inches per year
Air Quality
38
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population1k
Altitude906 ftabove sea level
Median Age41 yrs
College Educated11%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home7%of workforce

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