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Country around Grafton is a rural area of about 4,994 people in Walsh County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 309 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $736 a month.
4,994people
$156kTypical home
$736/moRent
81° / 16°Summer / winter
40"Snow
237Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,994 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 309 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$981/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (394 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to GFK airport
- 314 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 817 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 131 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walsh County: R+45 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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