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Carrington is a small town of 2,168 people in Foster County, North Dakota. It's about 89 miles from Bismarck, ND and 329 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $778 a month.
2,168people
$151kTypical home
$778/moRent
79° / 17°Summer / winter
44"Snow
239Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,168
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 329 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 89 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to JMS airport
- 334 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,588 ft
- 705 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 90 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Foster County: R+59 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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