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Country around Barnesville is a rural area of about 3,994 people in Clay County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Fargo, ND and 192 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $866 a month.
3,994people
$265kTypical home
$866/moRent
81° / 18°Summer / winter
52"Snow
236Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,994 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to Fargo, ND
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
- Median rent $866/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,461 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to FAR airport
- 197 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 725 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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