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Buchanan is a tiny town of 130 people in Stutsman County, North Dakota. It's about 93 miles from Bismarck, ND and 304 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $774 a month.
130people
$228kTypical home
$774/moRent
82° / 20°Summer / winter
41"Snow
239Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,711 people per sq mi
- 304 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 93 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,435/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,100 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to JMS airport
- 309 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,565 ft
- 725 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 95 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stutsman County: R+45 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.