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Country around Lancaster is a rural area of about 683 people in Kittson County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 316 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
683people
$164kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
79° / 13°Summer / winter
42"Snow
237Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 683 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 88 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to TVF airport
- 322 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 974 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 128 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kittson County: R+25 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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