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Menahga is a small town of 1,343 people in Wadena County, Minnesota. It's about 82 miles from Fargo, ND and 152 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $734 a month.
1,343people
$156kTypical home
$734/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
49"Snow
226Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,343
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 362 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 82 mi to Fargo, ND
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$981/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (284 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to BRD airport
- 158 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,398 ft
- 701 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wadena County: R+52 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk