Living in Wilton, MN
Wilton is a tiny town of 327 people in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It's about 97 miles from Fargo, ND and 194 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
327people
$200kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
50"Snow
227Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 327
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 111 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 97 mi to Fargo, ND
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 84 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (372 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,845 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to TVF airport
- 200 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,388 ft
- 656 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beltrami County: R+6 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.