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Country around Northome is a rural area of about 895 people in Itasca County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 119 miles from Duluth, MN and 203 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $883 a month.
895people
$194kTypical home
$883/moRent
77° / 17°Summer / winter
49"Snow
227Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 895 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 119 mi to Duluth, MN
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,225/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 88 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 17% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to INL airport
- 209 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,378 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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