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Bigfork is a tiny town of 375 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 98 miles from Duluth, MN and 193 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $1k a month.
375people
$119kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
77° / 16°Summer / winter
62"Snow
213Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 375
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 98 mi to Duluth, MN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 82 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 63
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to HIB airport
- 199 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,316 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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