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Country around Ulen is a rural area of about 1,064 people in Clay County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Fargo, ND and 205 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $850 a month.
1,064people
$301kTypical home
$850/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
47"Snow
237Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,064 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 32 mi to Fargo, ND
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,901/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 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 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to FAR airport
- 211 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 693 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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