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Country around Federal Dam is a rural area of about 339 people in Cass County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 104 miles from Duluth, MN and 162 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $917 a month.
339people
$159kTypical home
$917/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
48"Snow
227Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 339 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 104 mi to Duluth, MN
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 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 52
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to BRD airport
- 168 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 651 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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.