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Adams is a tiny town of 121 people in Walsh County, North Dakota. It's about 57 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 330 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $57k and rent runs about $694 a month.
121people
$57kTypical home
$694/moRent
78° / 13°Summer / winter
36"Snow
238Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 121
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 330 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $57k (≈$359/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 91 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (394 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to DVL airport
- 336 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,568 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 151 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walsh County: R+45 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk