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Grand Rapids is a big small town of 11,207 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 73 miles from Duluth, MN and 158 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,207people
$214kTypical home
$1,090/moRent
79° / 19°Summer / winter
60"Snow
213Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,207
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 501 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 73 mi to Duluth, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,348/mo)
- Median rent $1,090/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 19°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (835 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to HIB airport
- 164 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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