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Moorhead is a small city of 45,036 people in Clay County, Minnesota. It's about 4 miles from Fargo, ND and 213 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
45,036people
$249kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
82° / 17°Summer / winter
53"Snow
236Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,036
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,021 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to Fargo, ND
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,570/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,523 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to FAR airport
- 218 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 713 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Clay County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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