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Osage is a tiny town of 290 people in Becker County, Minnesota. It's about 74 miles from Fargo, ND and 166 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $725 a month.
290people
$330kTypical home
$725/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
49"Snow
226Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 290
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 106 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 74 mi to Fargo, ND
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,083/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (673 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to BRD airport
- 172 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,503 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Becker County: R+33 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk