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Country around Cavalier is a rural area of about 2,268 people in Pembina County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 339 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $801 a month.
2,268people
$183kTypical home
$801/moRent
78° / 13°Summer / winter
39"Snow
237Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,268 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 339 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 68 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,155/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 89 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to GFK airport
- 345 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 36 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 161 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pembina County: R+53 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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