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Hitterdal is a tiny town of 314 people in Clay County, Minnesota. It's about 28 miles from Fargo, ND and 200 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
314people
$152kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
47"Snow
236Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 314
- Part of a metro area
- About 365 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Fargo, ND
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$956/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" 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
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,461 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FAR airport
- 206 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,243 ft
- 701 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.