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Barrett is a tiny town of 349 people in Grant County, Minnesota. It's about 79 miles from Fargo, ND and 144 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $1k a month.
349people
$132kTypical home
$1,337/moRent
81° / 19°Summer / winter
45"Snow
238Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 349
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 167 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 79 mi to Fargo, ND
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$832/mo)
- Median rent $1,337/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 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 54
- 27% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to FAR airport
- 148 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,234 ft
- 767 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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