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Lake George is a tiny town of 204 people in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It's about 90 miles from Fargo, ND and 173 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
204people
$246kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
51"Snow
227Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 204
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 40 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 90 mi to Fargo, ND
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,548/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (591 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to BRD airport
- 180 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,444 ft
- 678 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hubbard County: R+32 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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