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Williams is a tiny town of 237 people in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. It's about 114 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 275 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $955 a month.
237people
$216kTypical home
$955/moRent
79° / 15°Summer / winter
46"Snow
225Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 243 people per sq mi
- 275 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 114 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 89 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,363/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 43
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to INL airport
- 281 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,155 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 91 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 89 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake of the Woods County: R+47 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.