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Callaway is a tiny town of 224 people in Becker County, Minnesota. It's about 44 miles from Fargo, ND and 189 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $913 a month.
224people
$88kTypical home
$913/moRent
79° / 17°Summer / winter
49"Snow
226Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 224
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 358 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 44 mi to Fargo, ND
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$552/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to FAR airport
- 195 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,355 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Becker County: R+33 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk