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Karlstad is a tiny town of 622 people in Kittson County, Minnesota. It's about 53 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 293 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 14°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $619 a month.
622people
$126kTypical home
$619/moRent
80° / 14°Summer / winter
45"Snow
237Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 622
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 414 people per sq mi
- 293 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 53 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 14°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 89 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to TVF airport
- 299 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kittson County: R+25 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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