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Country around Bowdon is a rural area of about 259 people in Wells County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Bismarck, ND and 349 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $648 a month.
259people
$119kTypical home
$648/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
36"Snow
239Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 259 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 349 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 68 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $648/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to JMS airport
- 354 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,805 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 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
- Few or no 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
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wells County: R+63 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
- 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.