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Barnum is a tiny town of 503 people in Carlton County, Minnesota. It's about 32 miles from Duluth, MN and 110 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $885 a month.
503people
$155kTypical home
$885/moRent
80° / 20°Summer / winter
65"Snow
223Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 503
- Part of a metro area
- About 499 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 32 mi to Duluth, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$979/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DLH airport
- 115 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carlton County: R+3 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