Living in Warren, MN
Warren is a small town of 1,680 people in Marshall County, Minnesota. It's about 24 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 278 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 14°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $717 a month.
1,680people
$148kTypical home
$717/moRent
81° / 14°Summer / winter
45"Snow
237Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,680
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,154 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 14°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 92 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (45 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to GFK airport
- 284 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 846 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+52 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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