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Country around Center is a rural area of about 1,144 people in Oliver County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Bismarck, ND and 407 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $756 a month.
1,144people
$201kTypical home
$756/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
238Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,144 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 407 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 29 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,266/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BIS airport
- 411 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 252 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,152 ft
- 761 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oliver County: R+70 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk