A town of 14,181. A regional job hub with 8,870 jobs.
The 3 things Fergus Falls does most differently from other towns.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 14 places on the National Register.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Fergus Falls. Another town gets a different order.
62% of Fergus Falls’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Fargo (3%), Wahpeton (1%) and Detroit Lakes (1%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
The median sale price was $205,000 in May 2026.
14 miles of trails across 32 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ferber Park | 3.3 mi | 79 |
| 2. One Mile Prairie | 2.2 mi | 157 |
| 3. Prairie Wetlands Learning Center | 1.4 mi | 68 |
Fergus Falls beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Fergus Falls | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.8% | 8.9% |
The public schools Fergus Falls’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Elementary | 4–5 | 361 | A |
| Adams Elementary | 1–3 | 254 | Not graded |
| McKinley Elementary | 1–3 | 249 | Not graded |
| Lincoln School | PK–K | 236 | Not graded |
| iQ Academy K-5 | K–5 | 208 | Not graded |
| K-8 Special Education | K–8 | 4 | Not graded |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 13% of U.S. communities.
Fergus Falls reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less.
Fergus Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Where Fergus Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
14 places in Fergus Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Minnesota, United States
Fergus Falls ( FUR-gəss) is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,119 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 14,258 in 2024.
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5 towns share a border with Fergus Falls.
