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Country around Aneta is a rural area of about 312 people in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 294 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $992 a month.
312people
$99kTypical home
$992/moRent
79° / 15°Summer / winter
46"Snow
237Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 312 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 294 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$625/mo)
- Median rent $992/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 82 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 16% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GFK airport
- 300 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,483 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand Forks County: R+18 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.