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Carpio is a tiny town of 184 people in Ward County, North Dakota. It's about 25 miles from Minot, ND and 467 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $1k a month.
184people
$131kTypical home
$1,024/moRent
83° / 20°Summer / winter
53"Snow
236Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 184
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 291 people per sq mi
- 467 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 25 mi to Minot, ND
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$824/mo)
- Median rent $1,024/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MOT airport
- 472 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 227 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,703 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 121 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ward County: R+47 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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.