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Country around Brooks is a rural area of about 329 people in Red Lake County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 234 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $473 a month.
329people
$163kTypical home
$473/moRent
79° / 15°Summer / winter
50"Snow
227Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 329 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 53 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $473/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 15°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% 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
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TVF airport
- 240 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 642 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Red Lake County: R+37 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk