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Country around Hoople is a rural area of about 502 people in Walsh County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 322 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $930 a month.
502people
$110kTypical home
$930/moRent
80° / 15°Summer / winter
39"Snow
237Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 502 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 322 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 49 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 15°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
- 39" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 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 32
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GFK airport
- 328 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 37 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 144 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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