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Country around Grand Portage is a rural area of about 572 people in Cook County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 142 miles from Duluth, MN and 269 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $521 a month.
572people
$140kTypical home
$521/moRent
74° / 20°Summer / winter
55"Snow
118Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 572 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 142 mi to Duluth, MN
- 142 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$884/mo)
- Median rent $521/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 118 sunny days a year (11 totally clear)
- 247 cloudy days a year
- 76 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (515 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to CMX airport
- 272 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 264 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 607 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 44 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 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