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Orr is a tiny town of 368 people in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It's about 94 miles from Duluth, MN and 215 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $700 a month.
368people
$94kTypical home
$700/moRent
75° / 15°Summer / winter
64"Snow
203Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 368
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 262 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 94 mi to Duluth, MN
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$590/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 94 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,883 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to INL airport
- 220 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 165 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Louis County: D+14 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.