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Frazee is a small town of 1,647 people in Becker County, Minnesota. It's about 54 miles from Fargo, ND and 169 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $902 a month.
1,647people
$172kTypical home
$902/moRent
78° / 17°Summer / winter
48"Snow
226Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,647
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,536 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 54 mi to Fargo, ND
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 17°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (498 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to FAR airport
- 175 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,391 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Becker County: R+33 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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