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McIntosh is a tiny town of 847 people in Polk County, Minnesota. It's about 59 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 223 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $591 a month.
847people
$104kTypical home
$591/moRent
78° / 16°Summer / winter
50"Snow
227Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 847
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 848 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 59 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$653/mo)
- Median rent $591/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 83 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TVF airport
- 229 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,237 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+34 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