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Country around Grand Marais is a rural area of about 3,719 people in Cook County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 110 miles from Duluth, MN and 244 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $947 a month.
3,719people
$353kTypical home
$947/moRent
70° / 15°Summer / winter
61"Snow
189Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,719 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 110 mi to Duluth, MN
- 110 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,223/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (29 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (515 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 108 mi to DLH airport
- 248 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 237 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,995 ft
- 479 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 107 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 78 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: D+35 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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