VergasMN
A town of 370.
Is Vergas a good place to live?
Vergas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
370 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Vergas: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vergas, 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 Vergas.
Low risk in Vergas, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 63% of Vergas’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Vergas brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 79° and January nights of -1°, with about 48 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Vergas
Only 3% of working residents stay in Vergas for work; the rest commute out. Vergas’ average commute is 22 minutes, near the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Perham (24%), Detroit Lakes (22%) and Pelican Rapids (3%). For Vergas, the income of the median household is $73,000.
| Vergas | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A home in Vergas is worth about $398K, on Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 8.2% in the year to September 2026. Vergas’ median rent is $750 a month, against $1,196 a month in Minnesota’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The share of households in Vergas who live in a home they own: 71%.
| Vergas | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $750 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Vergas is
22% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Vergas. Of 32 CDC measures, Vergas beats the Minnesota average on 7 and trails it on 4. In Vergas, nearly a third of adults have obesity, and 30% sleep under 7 hours.
| Vergas | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Vergas | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.5% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 11.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Vergas
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Vergas; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Vergas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Vergas
City in Minnesota, United States
Vergas is a city in northern Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 348 at the 2020 census. Vergas claims it is home of the World's Largest Loon, actually a 20-foot-high (6.1 m) sculpture of a loon, the Minnesota state bird.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,414 ft
- ZIP code
- 56587
- Area code
- 218
Questions about Vergas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vergas, MN a good place to live?
Vergas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.