Living in Grygla, MN
Grygla is a tiny town of 266 people in Marshall County, Minnesota. It's about 72 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 256 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $713 a month.
266people
$89kTypical home
$713/moRent
79° / 15°Summer / winter
47"Snow
225Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 266
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$561/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 84 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to TVF airport
- 262 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+52 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk