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PlummerMN

A town of 369. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.

Population
369
residents
Typical home
$225K
+8.2% in a year
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
39.6
years
Jobs based here
19
A commuter town

What makes Plummer stand out

The 2 things Plummer does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

369 people, and everyone knows the way

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Schools

Plummer’s public schools outperform 79% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Plummer’s kids attend outperform 79% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Red Lake County Central ElementaryPK–6178A−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state testsAll 1 schools →
Housing

A typical Plummer home is worth about $225K

The typical Plummer home is worth about $225,000, up 8.2% in a year, 36% below the Minnesota typical home.

$225KZillow home value

Typical home value

Plummer$225K
Minnesota$351K
+8.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.

80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
80Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Plummer

Most working residents leave Plummer for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Thief River Falls (37%), Oklee (10%) and Red Lake Falls (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Plummer1%
Thief River Falls37%
Oklee10%
Red Lake Falls5%
Crookston5%
15 mi
median commute distance
19
jobs based in Plummer
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Plummer has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to -3°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–19°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–78°
Fall33–52°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Plummer is

Plummer beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outPlummerMN
More adults with COPD7%5.4%
More smokers16.6%13.1%
More adults with heart disease7.3%5.9%
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
15.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Plummer is conserved land

0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Plummer: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,700 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Veterans Memorial Park—5
2. People's Park0.2 mi3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Plummer for work

Where Plummer’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

37% → Thief River Falls Thief River Falls 37% 10% → Oklee Oklee 10% 5% → Red Lake Falls Red Lake Falls 5% 5% → Crookston Crookston 5% 5% → Wyandotte Wyandotte 5% 4% → Fargo Fargo 4% Plummer · 1% stay
19jobs based in Plummer
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Plummer

City in Minnesota, United States

Plummer is a city in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 276 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
276
Area
2.7 sq mi
Elevation
1,125 ft
ZIP code
56748

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