IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Center, ND
Center is a tiny town of 562 people in Oliver County, North Dakota. It's about 32 miles from Bismarck, ND and 413 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $756 a month.
562people
$204kTypical home
$756/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
43"Snow
238Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
Is Center right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 562
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,176 people per sq mi
- 413 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 32 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,287/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BIS airport
- 417 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 258 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,975 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oliver County: R+70 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
- 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.