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About Staples
City in Minnesota, United StatesStaples is a city in Todd and Wadena counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,989 at the 2020 census.
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Safety in Staples
Safety Grade C+
Staples reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 58% report less.
Work & commute in Staples
Full picture →About one in 5 of Staples’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Wadena (9%), Motley (7%) and Brainerd (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Health in Staples
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 75% of towns with similar incomes.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Staples
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Staples
Full climate →Staples has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Staples
All Staples schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Staples’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MN. Ratings are from neighbors.
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