Living in Country around Littlefork, MN
Country around Littlefork is a rural area of about 1,239 people in Koochiching County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 124 miles from Duluth, MN and 230 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $664 a month.
1,239people
$169kTypical home
$664/moRent
77° / 15°Summer / winter
58"Snow
203Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,239 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 124 mi to Duluth, MN
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,065/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 88 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to INL airport
- 236 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Koochiching County: R+26 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.