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Country around Effie is a rural area of about 359 people in Itasca County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 103 miles from Duluth, MN and 205 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
359people
$220kTypical home
$1,104/moRent
77° / 16°Summer / winter
57"Snow
213Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 359 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 103 mi to Duluth, MN
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
- Median rent $1,104/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 85 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to INL airport
- 210 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,332 ft
- 594 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.