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Waubun is a tiny town of 419 people in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. It's about 47 miles from Fargo, ND and 200 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $650 a month.
419people
$78kTypical home
$650/moRent
79° / 16°Summer / winter
47"Snow
227Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 419
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 815 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to Fargo, ND
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$491/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to FAR airport
- 206 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,234 ft
- 684 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mahnomen County: R+9 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