Living in Country around Langdon, ND
Country around Langdon is a rural area of about 2,217 people in Cavalier County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 84 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 358 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $794 a month.
2,217people
$149kTypical home
$794/moRent
77° / 13°Summer / winter
47"Snow
238Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,217 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 358 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 84 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 93 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to DVL airport
- 364 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,627 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 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
- 86 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 54 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 177 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 82 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cavalier County: R+49 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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