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Country around Hitterdal is a rural area of about 527 people in Clay County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Fargo, ND and 199 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
527people
$193kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
80° / 17°Summer / winter
47"Snow
236Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 527 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 29 mi to Fargo, ND
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,219/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,461 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to FAR airport
- 205 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 700 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.