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Country around Waubun is a rural area of about 1,760 people in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Fargo, ND and 195 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $608 a month.
1,760people
$200kTypical home
$608/moRent
78° / 15°Summer / winter
50"Snow
227Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,760 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Fargo, ND
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $608/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 15°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
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 79 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to FAR airport
- 201 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,499 ft
- 681 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mahnomen County: R+9 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