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Walker is a tiny town of 848 people in Cass County, Minnesota. It's about 107 miles from Fargo, ND and 160 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $545 a month.
848people
$262kTypical home
$545/moRent
79° / 19°Summer / winter
49"Snow
227Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 848
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 302 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 107 mi to Fargo, ND
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,651/mo)
- Median rent $545/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to BRD airport
- 166 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+33 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low 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