Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Canadian National Railways Depot and Williams Township School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Baudette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 897 in 1910, a peak of 1,597 in 1960, 966 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 2 maps from 1921 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baudette, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Baudette.
3.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Baudette, below both the Minnesota town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Baudette: 52% of working residents work locally. It had 731 jobs in 2023, down 62 from 2013. The top destinations are Warroad (5%), Bemidji (2%) and Roseau (2%).
| Baudette | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 10 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 52% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
64% of households are owner-occupiers in Baudette. The typical rent for Baudette comes to $899 a month, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $1,196 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Values rose 3.9% in the 12 months to September 2026.
| Baudette | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $899 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The typical July afternoon high for Baudette comes to 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Households in Baudette have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2002. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 80% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults in Baudette who binge drink: 17%. This Minnesota town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Two figures for adults here: 29% feel lonely, 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Baudette | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Baudette | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For residents in Baudette, the share who are under 18 is 19%. People 65 and older are just over a fifth of residents (17% statewide). Also worth knowing: the town has lost 4.1% of its people since 2020, down to 924 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 43%, against 39% across Minnesota.
| Baudette | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 33% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
45% women, 55% men
About 123 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Baudette | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.7% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest park or preserve is Timber Mill Park, at 28 acres. Walkers can cover 3.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Baudette’s trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Baudette | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Timber Mill Park | 0.7 mi | 28 |
| 2. Peace Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Baudette; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Baudette residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
1,106 counted in 2010 and 966 in 2020; an estimated 924 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 notable people were born in Baudette.
City in Minnesota, United States
Baudette is a city in and the county seat of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 966. Baudette is known as the Walleye Capital of the World.
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Baudette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 notable people were born here, including Keith Ballard and Alex Lyon.
