Living in Country around Arnegard, ND
Country around Arnegard is a rural area of about 839 people in McKenzie County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 106 miles from Minot, ND and 521 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $1k a month.
839people
$362kTypical home
$1,284/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
48"Snow
241Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 839 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 521 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 106 mi to Minot, ND
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,285/mo)
- Median rent $1,284/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (387 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,951 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 51% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SDY airport
- 526 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,254 ft
- 774 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 140 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 144 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKenzie County: R+70 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.