BrooksMN
118 people live in this town, settled in 1883.
Is Brooks a good place to live?
No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Brooks. Brooks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
118 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Brooks: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brooks, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brooks.
Very high risk in Brooks, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 48% of Brooks’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to drought. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in four fifths of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2001, has brought federal aid to Brooks households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Brooks’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Brooks’ typical journey to work stands at 30 minutes, above both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles. The top destinations are Thief River Falls (25%), Oklee (19%) and Red Lake Falls (8%).
| Brooks | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Brooks brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high in Brooks is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Brooks’ adults have obesity than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
In Brooks, 14% of adults have diabetes, and 37% have high blood pressure. 28% of Brooks adults get no exercise outside work, above both the Minnesota town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). What’s more, for adults here, the share who smoke cigarettes is 17%. This Minnesota town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| Brooks | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Brooks | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Brooks is conserved land
0.7 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Brooks’ trail network density comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: one, of 6 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brooks City Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Brooks
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Brooks; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Brooks residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Brooks for work
Where Brooks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brooks
City in Minnesota, United States
Brooks is a city in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1904
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,129 ft
- ZIP code
- 56715
- Area code
- 218
Questions about Brooks
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brooks, MN a good place to live?
Brooks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.