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Roseau is a small town of 2,736 people in Roseau County, Minnesota. It's about 88 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 293 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 14°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $895 a month.
2,736people
$164kTypical home
$895/moRent
77° / 14°Summer / winter
46"Snow
225Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,736
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,019 people per sq mi
- 293 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 88 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 88 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 14°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 89 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TVF airport
- 299 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 570 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 103 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 81 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roseau County: R+49 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High 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