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Cando is a small town of 1,164 people in Towner County, North Dakota. It's about 97 miles from Minot, ND and 372 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $764 a month.
1,164people
$168kTypical home
$764/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
39"Snow
238Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,164
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,722 people per sq mi
- 372 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 97 mi to Minot, ND
- 97 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,060/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 83 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DVL airport
- 377 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 194 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,480 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 107 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 135 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 70 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Towner County: R+46 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk