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Country around Verndale is a rural area of about 2,255 people in Wadena County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 131 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $675 a month.
2,255people
$168kTypical home
$675/moRent
78° / 18°Summer / winter
50"Snow
226Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,255 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 74 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,058/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (428 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BRD airport
- 137 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,316 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wadena County: R+52 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk