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East Grand Forks is a big small town of 9,028 people in Polk County, Minnesota. It's about 3 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 272 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $888 a month.
9,028people
$256kTypical home
$888/moRent
80° / 15°Summer / winter
49"Snow
237Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,028
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,518 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,612/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 15°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (251 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GFK airport
- 277 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 644 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 85 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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