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Country around Bigfork is a rural area of about 1,675 people in Itasca County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 92 miles from Duluth, MN and 190 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $996 a month.
1,675people
$245kTypical home
$996/moRent
77° / 16°Summer / winter
62"Snow
213Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,675 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 92 mi to Duluth, MN
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,543/mo)
- Median rent $996/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 19% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to HIB airport
- 196 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 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