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Country around Wendell is a rural area of about 367 people in Grant County, Minnesota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Fargo, ND and 158 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $850 a month.
367people
$133kTypical home
$850/moRent
81° / 19°Summer / winter
42"Snow
236Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 367 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 66 mi to Fargo, ND
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$841/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to FAR airport
- 163 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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