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Cavalier is a small town of 1,426 people in Pembina County, North Dakota. It's about 65 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 335 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $800 a month.
1,426people
$170kTypical home
$800/moRent
78° / 13°Summer / winter
39"Snow
237Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,426
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,656 people per sq mi
- 335 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 65 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,075/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 88 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to GFK airport
- 341 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 594 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 157 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 65 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pembina County: R+53 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk