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Country around Erhard is a rural area of about 1,201 people in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Fargo, ND and 168 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $856 a month.
1,201people
$238kTypical home
$856/moRent
79° / 17°Summer / winter
53"Snow
236Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,201 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to Fargo, ND
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,503/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% 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
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to FAR airport
- 174 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otter Tail County: R+34 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk