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Country around Finley is a rural area of about 595 people in Steele County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 279 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $850 a month.
595people
$92kTypical home
$850/moRent
79° / 16°Summer / winter
40"Snow
237Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 595 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 279 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to GFK airport
- 285 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,391 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Steele County: R+25 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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