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Ada is a small town of 1,833 people in Norman County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from Fargo, ND and 224 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $746 a month.
1,833people
$138kTypical home
$746/moRent
81° / 16°Summer / winter
46"Snow
237Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,833
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,367 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Fargo, ND
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$869/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (17 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to FAR airport
- 230 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 902 ft
- 682 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norman County: R+22 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk