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Climax is a tiny town of 209 people in Polk County, Minnesota. It's about 25 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 249 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $840 a month.
209people
$114kTypical home
$840/moRent
81° / 17°Summer / winter
49"Snow
237Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 209
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 223 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 25 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GFK airport
- 255 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+34 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.