Otter Tail is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, home to about 520 people across 16 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56571.
Homes sold for a median of $291 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population52032 per sq mi
Median home value$447,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$291Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Otter Tail. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
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Around Otter Tail
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)154 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)67 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN149 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL502 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Otter Tail; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Otter Tail had 602 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 1026th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Otter Tail County grew from 45,375 residents in 1900 to 60,081 in 2020.
Otter Tail County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -2°F. About 28.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ottertail, MN weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Otter Tail County
18,813 jobs at 1,730 businesses in Otter Tail County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Otter Tail.
Nearest hospitals
Perham HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Perham12.2 miles
Astera HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wadena18.6 miles
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit LakesGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Detroit Lakes31.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Pharmacies
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Otter Tail
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Carr's Lake Country Supermarket2.1 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
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