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Brainerd, MN
Minnesota · Crow Wing County
Brainerd is a small city in Minnesota with a population of 14,474. Residents earn $53,705 per year, which is 29% below the national average.
2.9
/5.0
C+
Fair
14,474
Population
1,193/sq mi density
$53,705
Median Income
$29,935 per capita
$178,600
Home Value
$299,181 Zillow
$848
Median Rent
27.0% income on rent
41°F
Avg Temperature
249 sunny days/yr
468
Violent Crime/100K
3,428 property/100K
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Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
3.2 / 5.0
$53,705 median income, 5.2% unemployment
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Affordability
4.8 / 5.0
$178,600 home value, $848/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
468 violent crimes/100K (23% above avg)
C+
Education
2.6 / 5.0
19.5% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
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Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
6
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UFO Sightings Near Brainerd, MN
11 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Brainerd, MN.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brainerd, MN | 2013 | Cigar shaped craft witnessed by two people. |
| Brainerd, MN | 2012 | blue fire ball |
| Brainerd, MN | 2011 | Large triangular shaped craft with white light in front and two red in back. |
| Brainerd, MN | 2011 | Two lights that hovered and moved irregularly far off in the distance. |
| Brainerd, MN | 2010 | First we seen this weird light shoot across the sky. Light orange in color. On highway 2 in pine center MN but im not exactly sure if. |
| Brainerd, MN | 2005 | A big lighted up silver saucer. |
| Brainerd, MN | 2003 | 3 seperate sighting of a series of 6 red lights taking on a wing formation, slow moving, engine sound (but not jet engine) |
| Brainerd (near), MN | 1975 | Witnessed three circle of lights, pulsating at times and stationary at first, when moving moved at tremendeous speed and erratic moveme |
| Brainerd (near), MN | 1975 | This is confirming the sighting from a previous post |
| Brainerd, MN | 1969 | While picking up hay bales at night, I saw a triangular shaped object speed through the night sky. |
| Brainerd, MN | 1968 | very bright light on surface of lake which traveled very quickly out of sight |