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Big Falls is a tiny town of 136 people in Koochiching County, Minnesota. It's about 125 miles from Duluth, MN and 224 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $619 a month.
136people
$112kTypical home
$619/moRent
77° / 15°Summer / winter
58"Snow
203Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 136
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 23 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 125 mi to Duluth, MN
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to INL airport
- 230 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 592 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Koochiching County: R+26 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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.