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Ball Club is a tiny town of 127 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 94 miles from Duluth, MN and 167 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $988 a month.
127people
$207kTypical home
$988/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
39"Snow
213Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 127
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 46 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 94 mi to Duluth, MN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,303/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 30% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to HIB airport
- 173 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,306 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.