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Hendrum is a tiny town of 240 people in Norman County, Minnesota. It's about 28 miles from Fargo, ND and 232 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $913 a month.
240people
$128kTypical home
$913/moRent
82° / 17°Summer / winter
45"Snow
237Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 240
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 949 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Fargo, ND
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$804/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 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 (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to FAR airport
- 238 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 873 ft
- 687 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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