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Country around Dunseith is a rural area of about 2,769 people in Rolette County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Minot, ND and 419 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $409 a month.
2,769people
$89kTypical home
$409/moRent
78° / 17°Summer / winter
48"Snow
236Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,769 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 419 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Minot, ND
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$560/mo)
- Median rent $409/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 17°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
- 48" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 93 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 32
- 54% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to MOT airport
- 424 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,041 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 146 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 144 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rolette County: D+28 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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