Bigfork’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Bigfork is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Bigfork is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.40 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In Bigfork, just 10.88% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bigfork in 2022 was $27,652, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,608 for a family of four. However, Bigfork contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bigfork also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.97% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Bigfork home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bigfork residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bigfork include German, Swedish, English, Irish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Bigfork is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
