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Country around Bottineau is a rural area of about 3,792 people in Bottineau County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Minot, ND and 431 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 14°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $823 a month.
3,792people
$221kTypical home
$823/moRent
78° / 14°Summer / winter
50"Snow
236Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,792 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 431 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 59 mi to Minot, ND
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,391/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 14°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 89 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (549 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to MOT airport
- 436 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 254 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,001 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 143 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 142 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bottineau County: R+55 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk