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Cooperstown is a tiny town of 918 people in Griggs County, North Dakota. It's about 58 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 289 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $569 a month.
918people
$99kTypical home
$569/moRent
79° / 16°Summer / winter
43"Snow
239Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 918
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 289 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 58 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$622/mo)
- Median rent $569/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 79 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to JMS airport
- 294 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,421 ft
- 690 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 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
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 49 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Griggs County: R+52 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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