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Deer River is a tiny town of 889 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 87 miles from Duluth, MN and 166 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $816 a month.
889people
$111kTypical home
$816/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
45"Snow
213Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 889
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 586 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 87 mi to Duluth, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (814 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to HIB airport
- 172 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk