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Country around Carson is a rural area of about 721 people in Grant County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Bismarck, ND and 412 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $644 a month.
721people
$88kTypical home
$644/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
50"Snow
244Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 721 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 412 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 52 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$557/mo)
- Median rent $644/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to BIS airport
- 416 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 271 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,179 ft
- 821 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 37 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+67 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk