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Country around Dunn Center is a rural area of about 482 people in Dunn County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 85 miles from Minot, ND and 476 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $979 a month.
482people
$256kTypical home
$979/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
40"Snow
241Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 482 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 476 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 85 mi to Minot, ND
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,616/mo)
- Median rent $979/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (520 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DIK airport
- 481 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,208 ft
- 776 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 94 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dunn County: R+69 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.