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Lake Park is a tiny town of 600 people in Becker County, Minnesota. It's about 35 miles from Fargo, ND and 190 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $692 a month.
600people
$197kTypical home
$692/moRent
79° / 17°Summer / winter
49"Snow
236Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 600
- Part of a metro area
- About 613 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Fargo, ND
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,239/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 17°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
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to FAR airport
- 196 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 706 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Becker County: R+33 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk