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Bagley is a small town of 1,248 people in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It's about 81 miles from Fargo, ND and 204 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $750 a month.
1,248people
$139kTypical home
$750/moRent
78° / 16°Summer / winter
51"Snow
227Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,248
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 581 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 81 mi to Fargo, ND
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$874/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 83 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (72 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to TVF airport
- 210 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,457 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clearwater County: R+50 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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