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Country around Bena is a rural area of about 254 people in Cass County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 104 miles from Duluth, MN and 172 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $857 a month.
254people
$219kTypical home
$857/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
37"Snow
227Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 254 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 104 mi to Duluth, MN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,382/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to HIB airport
- 178 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,316 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+33 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- 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.