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Badger is a tiny town of 391 people in Roseau County, Minnesota. It's about 77 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 294 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $1k a month.
391people
$110kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
78° / 15°Summer / winter
45"Snow
237Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 391
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 293 people per sq mi
- 294 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 77 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$694/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 85 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to TVF airport
- 300 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 577 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 73 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roseau County: R+49 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk