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Country around Grassy Butte is a rural area of about 402 people in McKenzie County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 111 miles from Minot, ND and 512 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $1k a month.
402people
$350kTypical home
$1,284/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
42"Snow
241Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 402 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 512 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 111 mi to Minot, ND
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,205/mo)
- Median rent $1,284/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (387 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,951 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 28% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SDY airport
- 516 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,513 ft
- 789 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 129 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKenzie County: R+70 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.