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Country around Ada is a rural area of about 2,292 people in Norman County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Fargo, ND and 227 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $748 a month.
2,292people
$146kTypical home
$748/moRent
81° / 16°Summer / winter
46"Snow
237Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,292 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 227 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Fargo, ND
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$919/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 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 (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to FAR airport
- 233 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 678 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norman County: R+22 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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