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Rothsay is a tiny town of 454 people in Wilkin County, Minnesota. It's about 37 miles from Fargo, ND and 179 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $775 a month.
454people
$153kTypical home
$775/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
50"Snow
236Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 454
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 529 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Fargo, ND
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to FAR airport
- 184 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 735 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 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
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilkin County: R+39 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk