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Hawley is a small town of 2,178 people in Clay County, Minnesota. It's about 24 miles from Fargo, ND and 197 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $733 a month.
2,178people
$280kTypical home
$733/moRent
81° / 17°Summer / winter
51"Snow
236Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,178
- Part of a metro area
- About 831 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to Fargo, ND
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,768/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (775 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to FAR airport
- 203 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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