Living in Littlefork, MN
Littlefork is a tiny town of 636 people in Koochiching County, Minnesota. It's about 130 miles from Duluth, MN and 238 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $595 a month.
636people
$151kTypical home
$595/moRent
77° / 15°Summer / winter
59"Snow
203Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 636
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 534 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 130 mi to Duluth, MN
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$951/mo)
- Median rent $595/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 15°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 88 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to INL airport
- 243 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 573 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 80 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.