Living in Country around Deering, ND
Country around Deering is a rural area of about 271 people in Ward County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 20 miles from Minot, ND and 437 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
271people
$200kTypical home
$1,048/moRent
83° / 20°Summer / winter
49"Snow
236Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 271 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 437 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 20 mi to Minot, ND
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,048/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 20°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
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MOT airport
- 443 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 260 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,499 ft
- 675 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 114 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ward County: R+47 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
- 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.