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Ashby is a tiny town of 394 people in Grant County, Minnesota. It's about 72 miles from Fargo, ND and 146 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $732 a month.
394people
$155kTypical home
$732/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
49"Snow
226Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 394
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to Fargo, ND
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$974/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to FAR airport
- 151 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,306 ft
- 756 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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