Thief River Falls
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About Thief River Falls
City in Minnesota, United StatesThief River Falls, sometimes abbreviated as TRF, is a city and county seat of Pennington County in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 8,749 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Thief River Falls
The typical Thief River Falls home is worth about $186,000, down 3% in a year, 47% below the Minnesota typical home.
Safety in Thief River Falls
Safety Grade B-
Thief River Falls reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Thief River Falls
Full picture →71% of Thief River Falls’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are North (4%), Fargo (2%) and Medina (1%). Half commute less than 1 miles.
Health in Thief River Falls
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 52% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Minnesota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Thief River Falls
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Thief River Falls
Full climate →Thief River Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to -4°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Thief River Falls
All Thief River Falls schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Thief River Falls’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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.
Thief River Falls is a college town
Colleges →of Thief River Falls’s residents are enrolled in college. Northland Community and Technical College has about 1,562 students on campus.
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