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Ponemah is a tiny town of 391 people in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It's about 102 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 226 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
391people
$181kTypical home
$1,053/moRent
78° / 16°Summer / winter
44"Snow
225Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 391
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 102 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,139/mo)
- Median rent $1,053/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 83 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (372 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,845 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to TVF airport
- 232 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beltrami County: R+6 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.