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47.87° N · 94.90° W · GEOID 2753386

Redby

Beltrami County, Minnesota · part of the Bemidji, MN metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income

MinnesotaRedby, MNRedbyRedby

The short answer

Redby is home to 1,495 people. Median household income is $68,975 a year and median rent is $518 a month, 9.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $108,000, about 1.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$518
62% below the median place
Median household income
$68,975
14% below the median place
Median home value
$108,000
66% below the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
4% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Redby

  • Median rent is $518 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 149 Minnesota places.
  • Households average 4.31 people, larger than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 132 Minnesota places.
  • The median home is worth 1.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 151 Minnesota places.
01

Moving to Redby

Beltrami County loses about 2.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,706
Moved out1,791
Net−85

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Hubbard County, MN178196−18
Cass County, MN111137−26
Clearwater County, MN10798+9

Within Minnesota, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MinnesotaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$59K
Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Beltrami County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
9.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Beltrami County report $58,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,500.
Income you would need
$20,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $518 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,588 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $108,000.
Getting to work
11 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home; 1.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Jasper, AL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.1%
59% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$56,530
20% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$58,776
17% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRedbyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure9.1%59% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.1%5% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-2.3283% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$58,77617% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$56,53020% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $518, 62% below the median place.

Redby9.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$20,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
9.0%
56% below the median place
Home price to income
1.6x
59% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
9%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,800
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$108,000
66% below the median place
Property tax rate1
2.1%
135% above the median place
Median year built1
1994
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureRedbyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$51862% below
Rent to income19.0%56% below
Property tax rate12.1%135% above
Home price to income11.6x59% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,23024% below
HUD area median income3County figure$95,80011% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,30929% below
Median home value1$108,00066% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.0%57% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure46.4%10% below
Homeownership169.0%4% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.8%14% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,58815% below
Vacant homes1County figure16.4%132% above
Median year built119941% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Mean commute1
11 min
54% below the median place
Income per person1
$16,385
59% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRedbyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$68,97514% below
Income per person1$16,38559% below
Unemployment1County figure4.7%4% below
Average annual pay5County figure$57,84112% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure6.5%76% above
Jobs5County figure20,68786% below
Poverty rate122.4%108% above
Mean commute111 min54% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1County figure1.1%32% above
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Household size1
4.3
72% above the median place
High school or higher1
82.3%
11% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureRedbyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4956646th largest
Median age1County figure35.39% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure31.8%1% below
High school or higher182.3%11% below
Household size14.372% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance110.5%64% above
Homes with broadband195.3%3% above
05

Life in Redby

13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents40.1 3.9×
Playgrounds per 10k40.1 4.3×
Grocery stores per 10k40.1 18.9×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.7 −10%
Shops44.1 +46%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.9 +68%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.1 −20%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k7
44.1
46% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
6.9
68% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.5
35% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureRedbyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure38322% above
Public school students10County figure8,08865% above
Students per teacher10County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure18.710% below
Shops per 10k7County figure44.146% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure6.968% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure16.120% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k840.1295% above
Playgrounds per 10k840.1326% above
Grocery stores per 10k840.1above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure130% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is -1°F, below the median place (median 25°F).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Redby. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low11
-1°F
below the median place (median 25°F)
Average temperature11
39°F
29% below the median place
July average high11
79°F
10% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureRedbyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure79°F10% below
January average low11County figure-1°Fbelow (median 25°F)
Average temperature11County figure39°F29% below
Annual precipitation11County figure24.6 in44% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure60.635% below
Tornado risk12County figure40.850% below
Wildfire risk12County figure82.535% above
Heat wave risk12County figure39.956% below
Median air quality index13County figure3616% below
Good air days13County figure79.1%15% above
08

Redby in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 10% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 11% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$518/mo (2024)$640/mo$530 to $780/mo+3.6%
Median household income$57,059 (2024)$73,500$62,000 to $87,000+4.3%
Median home value$108,000 (2024)$171,000$124,000 to $235,000+7.9%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Redby

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Jasper, AL$721$66,238Compare
Greenville, PA$626$52,661Compare
Booneville, MS$645$50,879Compare
Gering, NE$823$75,093Compare
Gering, NEBooneville, MSGreenville, PAJasper, ALRedby, MNRedbyJasperGreenvilleBoonevilleGeringRedbyJasperGreenvilleBoonevilleGering

Common questions

Is Redby a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $518 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 151 Minnesota places. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 149 Minnesota places. On cost, space and class size it scores 92 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Redby expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 9.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $108,000.

What salary do you need to live in Redby?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $20,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Redby?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Jasper, AL, Greenville, PA, Booneville, MS and Gering, NE.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Redby with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Redby itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/redby-minnesota

Citytistics. “Redby, Minnesota.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/redby-minnesota/

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