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Cass Lake is a tiny town of 635 people in Cass County, Minnesota. It's about 111 miles from Fargo, ND and 179 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $763 a month.
635people
$110kTypical home
$763/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
49"Snow
227Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 635
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 583 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 111 mi to Fargo, ND
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$693/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°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
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to BRD airport
- 185 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 656 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+33 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