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Verndale is a tiny town of 452 people in Wadena County, Minnesota. It's about 72 miles from St. Cloud, MN and 130 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $708 a month.
452people
$105kTypical home
$708/moRent
78° / 18°Summer / winter
50"Snow
226Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 452
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 438 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to St. Cloud, MN
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$660/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (428 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BRD airport
- 136 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,345 ft
- 713 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wadena County: R+52 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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