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Country around Goodland is a rural area of about 259 people in Itasca County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Duluth, MN and 153 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
259people
$222kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
78° / 18°Summer / winter
58"Snow
213Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 259 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 55 mi to Duluth, MN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,398/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 18°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 79 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 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HIB airport
- 158 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,417 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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