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Chokio is a tiny town of 392 people in Stevens County, Minnesota. It's about 95 miles from Fargo, ND and 147 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $779 a month.
392people
$93kTypical home
$779/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
44"Snow
241Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 392
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 895 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 95 mi to Fargo, ND
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$583/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (914 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to ATY airport
- 151 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 790 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 83 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+27 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk