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Gary is a tiny town of 268 people in Norman County, Minnesota. It's about 44 miles from Fargo, ND and 220 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $774 a month.
268people
$151kTypical home
$774/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
47"Snow
237Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 268
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 44 mi to Fargo, ND
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to FAR airport
- 226 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norman County: R+22 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.