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Country around Lansford is a rural area of about 606 people in Ward County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Minot, ND and 460 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $921 a month.
606people
$211kTypical home
$921/moRent
81° / 19°Summer / winter
51"Snow
236Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 606 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 460 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 27 mi to Minot, ND
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,331/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MOT airport
- 465 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,611 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 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
- 128 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 129 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ward County: R+47 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.