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Wheaton is a small town of 1,389 people in Traverse County, Minnesota. It's about 75 miles from Fargo, ND and 167 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $609 a month.
1,389people
$88kTypical home
$609/moRent
82° / 20°Summer / winter
43"Snow
241Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,389
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 800 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 75 mi to Fargo, ND
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$552/mo)
- Median rent $609/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to ATY airport
- 171 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 783 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Traverse County: R+32 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk