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Living in Little Falls, MN

Little Falls is a big small town of 9,121 people in Morrison County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 88 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $747 a month.

9,121people
$203kTypical home
$747/moRent
85° / 24°Summer / winter
53"Snow
238Sunny days
83Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 9,121
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 1,134 people per sq mi
  • 88 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 33 mi to St. Cloud, MN
  • 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $203k (≈$1,278/mo)
  • Median rent $747/mo
  • Median household income $48k
  • Property tax about 1.1% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 85°F
  • Winter highs around 24°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
  • 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
  • 127 cloudy days a year
  • 37 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 83 days a year with rain or snow
  • 53" of snow a year
  • 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 63 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (1,250 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 41
  • 27% of households have kids
  • 26% are 65 or older
  • 22% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 1% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 31 mi to BRD airport
  • 94 mi to MSP (major hub)
  • 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 75% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1968
  • 88% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 1,106 ft
  • 702 mi to the ocean
  • 31 mi to a big lake
  • 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 32 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 6 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 19 bars within 25 mi
  • Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 6 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 49 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 19 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 12 congregations per 10k people
  • 28 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Morrison County: R+56 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
  • Low drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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