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Clarissa is a tiny town of 622 people in Todd County, Minnesota. It's about 56 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 114 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $842 a month.
622people
$103kTypical home
$842/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
53"Snow
226Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 622
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 613 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 56 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$647/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (403 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BRD airport
- 120 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Todd County: R+54 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.