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Red Lake Falls is a small town of 1,348 people in Red Lake County, Minnesota. It's about 38 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 247 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $511 a month.
1,348people
$139kTypical home
$511/moRent
79° / 15°Summer / winter
50"Snow
237Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,348
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 642 people per sq mi
- 247 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 38 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$878/mo)
- Median rent $511/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TVF airport
- 253 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 974 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Red Lake County: R+37 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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