IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Deer Creek, MN
Deer Creek is a tiny town of 330 people in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It's about 79 miles from Fargo, ND and 140 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $381 a month.
330people
$121kTypical home
$381/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
49"Snow
226Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
Is Deer Creek right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 330
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 82 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 79 mi to Fargo, ND
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $381/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BRD airport
- 145 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,394 ft
- 725 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otter Tail County: R+34 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk