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Sabin is a tiny town of 718 people in Clay County, Minnesota. It's about 10 miles from Fargo, ND and 206 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
718people
$266kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
82° / 17°Summer / winter
51"Snow
236Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 718
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,581 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 10 mi to Fargo, ND
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,676/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 17°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,461 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to FAR airport
- 211 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 718 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.