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Bemidji is a small city of 15,569 people in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It's about 101 miles from Fargo, ND and 191 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,569people
$198kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
50"Snow
227Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,569
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 893 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 101 mi to Fargo, ND
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,250/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 84 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (687 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,204 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to TVF airport
- 197 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,375 ft
- 656 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Beltrami County: R+6 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