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Herman is a tiny town of 441 people in Grant County, Minnesota. It's about 80 miles from Fargo, ND and 151 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $540 a month.
441people
$149kTypical home
$540/moRent
82° / 20°Summer / winter
41"Snow
241Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 441
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 398 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 80 mi to Fargo, ND
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $540/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to ATY airport
- 156 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 779 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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.