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Warba is a tiny town of 146 people in Itasca County, Minnesota. It's about 59 miles from Duluth, MN and 150 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $1k a month.
146people
$119kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
59"Snow
213Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 146
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 45 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 59 mi to Duluth, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HIB airport
- 156 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,270 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Itasca County: R+20 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