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Crookston is a big small town of 7,344 people in Polk County, Minnesota. It's about 24 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 251 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $848 a month.
7,344people
$186kTypical home
$848/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
49"Snow
237Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,344
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,436 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,170/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 84 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (491 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TVF airport
- 257 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 650 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+34 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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