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Country around Drayton is a rural area of about 1,053 people in Pembina County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 314 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 14°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $495 a month.
1,053people
$121kTypical home
$495/moRent
80° / 14°Summer / winter
40"Snow
237Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,053 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 48 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$763/mo)
- Median rent $495/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 14°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 82 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to GFK airport
- 320 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 134 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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