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Fertile is a tiny town of 803 people in Polk County, Minnesota. It's about 46 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 228 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $823 a month.
803people
$130kTypical home
$823/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
48"Snow
237Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 803
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 387 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 46 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$817/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TVF airport
- 234 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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