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Underwood is a tiny town of 461 people in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It's about 60 miles from Fargo, ND and 156 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 $230k and rent runs about $925 a month.
461people
$230kTypical home
$925/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
50"Snow
226Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 461
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 785 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 60 mi to Fargo, ND
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,452/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (671 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to FAR airport
- 161 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,352 ft
- 745 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otter Tail County: R+34 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very 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.