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International Falls is a big small town of 5,642 people in Koochiching County, Minnesota. It's about 138 miles from Duluth, MN and 250 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $645 a month.
5,642people
$120kTypical home
$645/moRent
78° / 16°Summer / winter
73"Snow
203Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,642
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 830 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 138 mi to Duluth, MN
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $645/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 85 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (319 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to INL airport
- 256 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,139 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 82 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 93 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Koochiching County: R+26 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk