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Country around Barrett is a rural area of about 666 people in Grant County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Fargo, ND and 143 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
666people
$172kTypical home
$1,309/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
45"Snow
238Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 666 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 80 mi to Fargo, ND
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,086/mo)
- Median rent $1,309/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 22% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to FAR airport
- 148 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 767 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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